East Appleton
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East Appleton is a hamlet in North Yorkshire
, England
. The poet Richard Braithwaite
lived there on his estate, and was buried in the parish church. Roger Strickland
later inherited the estate from Braithwaite's widow.
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The poet Richard Braithwaite
Richard Braithwaite
Richard Braithwaite or Brathwait was an English poet.He was born near Kendal, and educated at Oxford. He is believed to have served with the Royalist army in the Civil War...
lived there on his estate, and was buried in the parish church. Roger Strickland
Roger Strickland
For the basketball player, see Roger Strickland Sir Roger Strickland was an English admiral and Member of Parliament....
later inherited the estate from Braithwaite's widow.