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Haxby sits about four miles north of York’s city walls, positioned on the flat, fertile plains of the Vale of York. Though it is often referred to locally as a village, it actually holds town status, and its history is clearly etched into its layout; you can still see the influence of the original Viking age "long-toft" plots in the way the older houses are set back from the main street. The River Foss marks the eastern boundary, providing a natural break from the neighbouring village of Wigginton, though the two have grown so close over the decades that the transition is almost seamless. It is a practical place to live, centred around a busy primary shopping street that services the wider rural area, while remaining well-connected to the A1237 outer ring road for those needing to bypass the city centre. To the north, the urban landscape gives way quickly to open farmland and the Howardian Hills, making it a useful midpoint between the conveniences of York and the more rugged landscape of the North York Moors.