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3 unusual facts about Elvington, City of York


Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

Locations used for outdoor filming of the series were in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire and Elvington, North Yorkshire, while indoor filming was done at Yorkshire Television Studios, "Kirkstall Road, Leeds" themselves.

With outdoor location filming of the series filmed in Skelmanthorpe, West Yorkshire and Elvington, North Yorkshire

Roger Jaques

Jaques was a merchant and chief magistrate of York and purchased an estate at Elvington.


Elvington, Kent

In 1916 the East Kent Light Railway opened a station at Elvington called Tilmanstone Colliery Halt.

Eugene DePasquale

Prior to serving as State Representative, DePasquale served as Director of Economic Development for the City of York from January 2002 – September 2003, DePasquale, in this role, served as the chief liaison between government and business, and worked to streamline the permitting process.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the seven districts of administrative county of North Yorkshire: Craven, Harrogate, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby; as well as the unitary authority of City of York.

Ryedale

The district lost about half its population in 1996, when an expanded City of York became a unitary authority, specifically the parishes of Clifton Without, Earswick, Haxby, Heworth Without, Holtby, Huntington, Murton, New Earswick, Osbaldwick, Rawcliffe, Skelton, Stockton-on-the-Forest, Strensall, Towthorpe, and Wigginton.

The Iron Maiden

It has also made at least one appearance at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington near York to be photographed next to the Handley Paige Victor belonging to Andre Tempest that is preserved there.


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