[3] The village has three separate large industrial estates including a site for Yara International, a Norwegian chemical company.

The original bowling alley was built in the 1950s for US troops stationed at RAF Elvington and it was a regular meeting place for members of Strategic Air Command.

In January 2009, Chinese national Chen Cai Guan was tortured and beaten to death in a warehouse on the Elvington Industrial Estate.

[9] The two men responsible for the murder, Huang Bao Lung, and Zhang Zhouli both admitted links to the 14K Triads, a Hong Kong based criminal gang.

Huang and Zhang rented the warehouse as part of a nationwide cannabis factory operation, using a food storage business as a front.

When the North Yorkshire Police raided the facility shortly after the murder took place, they seized 1,500 cannabis plants and arrested the suspects, also finding traces of the victim's blood that they had failed to cover up.

Each age group team plays in the club's traditional yellow shirts and blue shorts in the Selby District League.

The main runway was expanded in the Cold War era to become one of the longest in Europe, which enabled it to accept large American bombers such as the B52.

In November 1966, Italian motor scooter rider Alberto Ancillotti on his Lambretta bike established the 106 mph terminal speed record at this venue.