Wheldrake
Wheldrake is a locality in York, England. Wheldrake is situated nearby to the village Elvington, as well as near Sutton upon Derwent.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yorkshire Air Museum and St Helen’s Church, Wheldrake.
Yorkshire Air Museum
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial is an aviation museum in Elvington, York, England, on the site of the former RAF Elvington airfield, a Second World War RAF Bomber Command station.
St Helen’s Church, Wheldrake
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Helen's Church is the parish church in Wheldrake, a village in the rural south-eastern part of the City of York, in England. The oldest part of the church is the tower, which dates from the 14th century, but was rebuilt in the 15th century, with larger stones.
RAF Elvington
Aerodrome
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Elvington or more simply RAF Elvington is a former Royal Air Force satellite station which operated from the beginning of the Second World War until 1992 located at Elvington, Yorkshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wheldrake and Elvington.
Wheldrake
Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wheldrake is a village and civil parish located 7 miles south-east of York in the unitary authority of the City of York, which is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
Elvington
Village
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Elvington is a village and civil parish in the City of York, lying approximately 7 miles south-east of York, England, on the B1228 York-Howden road. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,212, it increased to 1,239 at the 2011 Census. Elvington is situated 2 miles northeast of Wheldrake.
Escrick
Village
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Escrick is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 has come under North Yorkshire. It is approximately equidistant between Selby and York on what is now the A19 road. Escrick is situated 3 miles southwest of Wheldrake.
Wheldrake
- Type: Locality
- Location: York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.8987° or 53° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
-0.9728° or 0° 58′ 22″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C5XV2XG+FVGeoNames ID
7297555
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