Elvington, City of York
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Elvington is a village southwest of City of York, east of Bishopthorpe and on the banks of the River Derwent, Yorkshire.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,212. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Selby district.
It is mentioned in the Domesday Book and contains the Elizabethan Elvington Hall. It was made a Conservation Area in 1990.
The Grey Horse Inn is the public house located in the centre of the village. The village also has a church, postoffice, shop, primary school, and sports field. There are a number of organised clubs and societies operating within the village, including drama, scouts, various sewing groups and a toddler group and playgroup.
There is a bus service (number 195) operated by EYMS to York, running two or three buses each day. Between 1913 and 1926 Elvington was served by a passenger service on the Derwent Valley Light Railway. The line was open for freight traffic until 1973.
[edit] Airfield
The Yorkshire Air Museum is based at Elvington Airfield, a former World War 2 bomber station. The main runway was expanded in the Cold War era to become one of the longest in Europe, this was to enable it to accept large American bombers such as the B52.The Yorkshire Airshow, the largest airshow in the north of England is held during August at Elvington Airfield.
By the 1970s the airfield was the outdoor location for a series of Selwyn Froggit, a situation comedy on British Television.
The airfield has a large race track, which is frequently used for drag racing and other motorsport events. On the 20 September 2006, the airfield also played host to Television's Richard Hammond and his near fatal attempt to break the land speed record.
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