Old Plantation

Old Plantation is a forest in Elvington, York, England. Old Plantation is situated near the locality Kexby Common, as well as near White Carr.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Yorkshire Air Museum and RAF Elvington.

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.

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.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

Photo: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wheldrake and Dunnington.

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.

Dunnington

Village

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunnington is a village and civil parish in the City of York and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 3,230 at the 2011 census.

Elvington

Village

Photo: Acombmate2114, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Elvington is a village and civil parish in the City of York, 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, that increased to 1,239 at the 2011 Census.

Old Plantation

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

53.9275° or 53° 55′ 39″ north

Longitude

-0.9629° or 0° 57′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C5XW2GP+XR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 176685290

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kexby Common and White Carr.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Allied Air Forces Memorial Garden and Station Chapel.

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