Flaxton, North Yorkshire

Flaxton was a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the York Rural Sanitary District which was in the North Riding. It continued in existence until 1974 when, under the Local Government Act 1972, it was abolished, and went to form part of the Ryedale district. Some parishes have, since 1996, been part of the City of York district.

Flaxton railway station was a railway station on the York to Scarborough Line serving the village of Flaxton, North Yorkshire, England. It was opened to traffic on 7 July 1845 along with all the other stations on the line. Excluding York it was the seventh busiest station on the line in terms of passenger numbers recording an annual average of 13,502 passengers between 1902 and 1914. Thereafter the passenger numbers varied with totals dropping by 60% to 8,100 in 1926.The station and all other intermediate stations on the line (barring Malton and Seamer) closed to passengers in September 1930. The closures allowed the LNER to speed up holiday traffic to Scarborough, but the station remained open for goods traffic until August 1964.The station's level crossing is still extant. A risk assessment carried out in 2012 stated that it carried 34 trains per day with 1,485 vehicles and 297 pedestrians/cyclists using the crossing per day.

The A64 is a major road in North and West Yorkshire, England, which links Leeds, York and Scarborough. The A64 starts as the A64(M) ring road motorway in Leeds, then towards York it becomes a high-quality dual carriageway until it is east of the city, where it becomes a single carriageway for most of its route to Scarborough. The road approximates a section of the old Roman road running from Chester to Bridlington, intersecting Ermine Street – the Old North Road – at York.

Thornton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 8 miles (13 km) north-east of York.

Claxton is a village and part of the Claxton & Sand Hutton civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the A64 road and 8 miles (13 km) north-east of York.

Foston is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 263. Details are included in the civil parish of Whitwell-on-the-Hill. It is situated close to the A64 road and is approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-east from York.

The Sand Hutton Light Railway was a minimum gauge estate railway serving the estate of Sir Robert Walker, the Fourth Baronet of Sand Hutton, Yorkshire. It connected the main house with the LNER Warthill Station and the village of Bossall. It replaced the earlier, shorter, 15 in (381 mm) gauge Sand Hutton Miniature Railway that was built in 1914.

Sand Hutton is a village and civil parish which forms the larger part of the Claxton and Sand Hutton grouped parish council, in North Yorkshire, England, about 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of York.

The Sand Hutton Miniature Railway was a miniature gauge estate railway serving the estate of Sir Robert Walker, the Fourth Baronet of Sand Hutton, Yorkshire, England.

Harton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 Census, so the details are included in the civil parish of Barton-le-Willows. However, in 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 80.

Barton Hill railway station was a minor railway station serving the villages of Barton Hill and Barton-le-Willows in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the York to Scarborough Line it was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930. The station was originally just named Barton, but the 'Hill' suffix was added in July 1853.

Barton Hill is a village in North Yorkshire, off the A64 road, near Barton-le-Willows. Barton Hill was served by Barton Hill railway station on the York to Scarborough Line between 1845 and 1930.