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New Earswick sits just north of York’s outer ring road, about two miles from the city centre, tucked between the River Foss and the Haxby Road. It began life in 1902 as a model village founded by Joseph Rowntree, designed by the architects Raymond Unwin and Barry Parker to prove that high-quality housing could be affordable and integrated with nature. That legacy is still visible today in the distinctive brick cottages, the abundance of green spaces, and the way the houses are angled to let in maximum sunlight. Most of the village falls within a conservation area managed by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, which maintains the Folk Hall as a central hub for the library and post office. While it feels self-contained and quiet, it is well-served by local buses into the city and is within walking distance of the shops at Vangarde and Monks Cross. The local primary school and the nearby Joseph Rowntree secondary school are central to the community, and the village remains a rare example of early 20th-century urban planning that still functions exactly as its founders intended.