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The '''Nether Poppleton TithebarnTithe Barn''' is a [[tithe barn]] at Manor Farm in the village of [[Nether Poppleton]] in the [[unitary authority]] of [[City of York]] in the [[North of England]]. Research by [[dendrochronology|dendrochronologists]] has shown that the tithe [[Barn (building)|barn]], which was built on the site of an old nunnery, is at least 450 years old.

The building is often referred to as "Rupert's Barn" because [[Prince Rupert of the Rhine]] is said to have stationed part of his [[army]] in the barn before the [[Battle of Marston Moor]] in 1644 during the [[English Civil War]]. There is also an historical connection with the [[English Restoration|Restoration]] of King [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] because in 1660, [[Lord Fairfax]] and two hundred [[Yorkshire]] gentlemen gathered at the barn before marching into [[York]] for the proclamation of the restored [[Monarch|King]].