Sand Hutton Light Railway

Warthill is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, six miles north-east of York and 14 miles south-west of Malton. The village has one public house, The Agar Arms, and a Church of England primary school (established in 1863), with about forty pupils. Warthill is home to St Mary's Church, which was built in the 19th century and is a good example of Victorian Gothic architecture. Brockfield Hall, a Georgian house completed in 1807, is situated nearby. It was built for Benjamin Agar by Peter Atkinson senior who worked in the office of John Carr (architect). Brockfield has an oval entry hall with cantilevered staircase. The house displays fine art and furniture, and mementos associated with the Fitzalan Howard family. There is also an unusual collection of glass walking sticks. The house is rectangular in plan, with a hipped slate roof. The most immediately noticeable feature is a large Venetian window on the first floor which is set in a semi-circular arch of stone panels. Below is an ironwork balcony with stands above the entry porch. The interior serves partly as a display space for paintings by the Staithes group of artists. The hall is now designated as a Grade II* listed building.The village was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

Warthill railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened as Stockton station in 1847–8, was renamed to Stockton Forest (later Stockton-on-the-Forest) in 1867; in 1872 it became Warthill station. The station closed in 1959.

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.

Upper Helmsley is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about seven miles east of York. The population taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Gate Helmsley.

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.

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Gate Helmsley, a village east of York and west of Stamford Bridge, in North Yorkshire. The oldest parts of the church date from the 13th century, while the west tower was added in the 15th century. It was heavily restored from 1885 to 1886, with a new chancel added, and the eastern half of the nave rebuilt. Stained glass was added between 1890 and 1910, designed by Ward and Hughes. The church was Grade II* listed in 1953. The church is built of sandstone, with a Welsh slate roof. It has a three-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, with a south aisle and north chapel. At the west end is a three-stage tower, which includes a three-light Perpendicular window in the second stage, two windows in the belfry, and a battlement. Most of the windows in the body of the church are 19th century, although there is a moved 13th century lancet window in the north chapel. In the porch is a 12th-century capital, which has been reused as a stoup. The font is 13th century and has an octagonal bowl. There are three bells, cast by John Warner in 1889, and the organ was designed by Abbott and Smith in 1913.

Holtby railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line in North Yorkshire, England. It opened as Gate Helmsley in 1848 and was renamed Holtby in 1872. Passenger services ended in 1939 and goods services in 1951.

Gate Helmsley is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about seven miles east of York. The village lies on the border with the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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.

Holtby is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 166. It lies close to the A166 about 5 miles (8 km) east of York.

Brockfield Hall is a country house in Warthill, east of York in North Yorkshire, England. The hall was built in 1804 for Benjamin Agar, to a design by Peter Atkinson. It is a two-storey building of brick, with a slate roof, and has three bays. It also has a lower two-storey service wing. On the main front, the central, entrance, bay comes further forward. It has a pilastered porch with a balcony above, and the entrance is arched, with double doors. There is a Venetian window to the balcony, while the other windows are all sashes. The central bay of the garden front is bowed, and a single-storey garden room has been added to the left.Inside the house, the entrance hall is circular, with a cast iron staircase rising through it. There is a decorative cornice and frieze, which may be slightly later than 1804. The drawing room and morning room also have early decoration.The house was Grade II listed in 1953, and raised to Grade II* listed in 1987. It was purchased by Martin Fitzalan Howard in 1951, and has since been passed down his family. It contains the largest collection of paintings by the Staithes group of artists. The house is open to the public for one month each year.