The parish also includes the village of Knapton, and the Trenchard Road Estate on the edge of Acomb, York.

RAF Rufforth was a purpose-built bomber airfield built to Class A specification.

The village is a dormitory for commuters in the nearby cities of York, Harrogate and Leeds, with only a few local jobs.

The soil is principally clay with a sandy ridge, on which the village was built, and a high water table.

The surrounding landscape also provide a habitat for many lowland farmland birds including Lapwing, Curlew, Grey Partridge and Skylark.

[11] This later became Rufforth Primary School, which in 2010 accommodated about 60-65 pupils and had an intake of 14 children each year.

[13] For secondary education, the village is in the catchment area of York High School on Cornlands Road in nearby Acomb.

This is the home ground of Rufforth United whose 1st XI, as of 2010, play in the York Football League Division One.

[16] Rufforth Cricket Club also play their home fixtures at the Wetherby Road Arena near the airfield.

Due to Rufforth's close proximity to York the production of fresh goods for transport into the city became a viable and profitable option for local farmers.

Rufforth's surrounding farmland is now mainly used for a mixture of livestock, cereal and root vegetable enterprises.

[18] On Rufforth Airfield the old control tower still stands and was used in the TV drama series Airline during the 1980s.

A little way out of the village is Rufforth Hall built in 1860 and was used by a local York insurance company as a sports venue for its employees.