Place:Appleton East and West, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameAppleton East and West
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates54.351°N 1.64°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
Yorkshire, England    
See alsoCatterick, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Hang West Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandearly county division in which it was located
Richmond Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Appleton East and West is a civil parish in the Richmondshire District of North Yorkshire, England. It contains the villages of East Appleton and West Appleton, and had a population of 76 according to the 2001 UK census, remaining at less than 100 in the 2011 UK census. From this date population details are maintained within the parish of Hornby (near Catterick). [The Office of National Statistics combines statistics for parishes of under 100 inhabitants with those of a neighbouring parish to maintain privacy of the data.] The parish consists of two farms, with several water bodies in the area.

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Appleton East and West was part of Richmond Rural District in North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Historically, it was an ecclesiastical parish in the Hang West Wapentake.

The following description from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 is provided by the website A Vision of Britain Through Time (University of Portsmouth Department of Geography).

"A township in Catterick parish, North Riding of] Yorkshire; 5½ miles SE of Richmond. Acres: 1,583. Real property: £2,812. Population: 115. Houses: 16."
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