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'''Nether Poppleton Tithebarn''' 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|dendrologists]] 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]]. 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]].

The area surrounding the barn forms part of a [[Scheduled Ancient Monument|Scheduled Monument]] and, after nearby St Everilda's church, the Tithe Barn is the oldest, largest and most important building in both Poppletons.

The Friends of the Poppleton Tithe Barn ([[registered charity]] number 1060767) was founded in [[1997]] to preserve and maintain the Tithe Barn for the benefit of the local community.It was restored in 1999 and completed in the year 2000. [[Prince Andrew]] visited the Barn in 1999 whilst it was being restored.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.poppleton.net/tithebarn/index.htm |title=Poppleton Tithe Barn |accessdate=2008-07-21 }}</ref>