Place:Appleton Wiske, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Appleton Wiske is a small village and civil parish that sits between Northallerton and Yarm in the Vale of York, a flat tract of land that runs between the North Yorkshire Moors to the east, the Yorkshire Dales to the west and the River Tees to the north.

The village, which was known as Apletona in the Domesday Book, eventually took the name of the nearby River Wiske to distinguish itself from other Appletons in the area, such as Appleton-le-Moors.

Appleton Wiske in history

Appleton Wiske - today just a tiny parish within the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire - was actually one of the 41 ancient parishes of the Wapentake of Langbaurgh in the Cleveland division of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It was also a part of the sessional division of Yarm. Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, it was located in Northallerton Rural District.

Appleton Wiske ceased to be an ancient parish before 1800. A Vision of Britain through Time describes it as a chapelry in the ancient parish of Great Smeaton which was in the Allerton Wapentake.

The traditional source of revenue in Appleton is from farming, though weaving enjoyed a brief ascendancy during the industrial revolution. Records show that 200 looms were in operation in 1850, but the industry had almost completely disappeared by 1900. The modern population of the village still includes a fair share of farmers and farm workers, but nowadays most people commute to jobs in nearby towns, such as Northallerton, Darlington and Middlesbrough.

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