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Haxby

Haxby is a village in the unitary authority of City of York, on the River Foss, to the north of York, Yorkshire and south of Strensall.

Haxby was a Danish settlement in the Ancient Forest of Galtres. Haxby Hall[?] was demolished in 1960. The village became a Conservation Area in 1977.

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