Heslington

Heslington is a suburban village and civil parish within the City of York district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, south-east of the centre of York.

Places of Interest

Highlights include RAF Elvington and Goodricke College.

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.

Goodricke College

University

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Goodricke College is a college of the University of York. It was founded in 1968 and named after the astronomer John Goodricke. The college has approximately 1500 undergraduate members, of whom some 500 live in college accommodation, and about 140 postgraduate members, most of whom live in college accommodation.

Halifax College

University

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Halifax College is a constituent college of the University of York. Founded in 2001, the college was named after Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax and is the largest college at York by number of students.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include York and Heworth.

York

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The ancient cathedral city of York has a history dating back over 2000 years. Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Britons from all eras have each left their mark.

Heworth

Suburb

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Heworth is part of the city of York in North Yorkshire, England, about 1 mile north-east of the centre. No longer in general referred to as a village, "Heworth Village" is now the name of a specific road. Heworth is situated 3 miles northwest of Heslington.

Heslington

Type: Locality
Location: York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.9316° or 53° 55′ 54″ north

Longitude

-1.0231° or 1° 1′ 23″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9C5WWXJG+JQ

GeoNames ID

7299719

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