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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[[North of [[England]]. Research by [[dendrochronology|dendrologists]] has shown that the tithe [[Barn (building)|barn]], which was built on the site of an old Nunnerynunnery, 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]].

The area surrounding the barn forms part of a [[Scheduled Ancient Monument|Scheduled Monument]] and, after nearby [[St. Everilda]]'s [[parish church,]] the Tithetithe Barnbarn 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>

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 and future generations. 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>

==References==

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==External links==

* [http://www.poppleton.net/tithebarn/ Poppleton Tithe Barn].

* [http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=1060767 Register of Charities entry for Friends of the Poppleton Tithe Barn].

* [http://www.magic.gov.uk/rsm/28234.pdf English Heritage Schedule of Monuments entry on Nether Poppleton].

[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in North Yorkshire]]