Flaxby

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.01509|-1.39796|display=inline,title}}

| label_position = left

| official_name = Flaxby

| static_image_name = Flaxby=Geograph-1027090-by-Gordon-Hatton.jpg

| static_image_caption = Flaxby

| population = 156

| population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123481&c=HG5+0RJ&d=16&e=62&g=6454600&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1438857240013&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=6 August 2015}}

| civil_parish = Flaxby

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster =

| post_town = KNARESBOROUGH

| postcode_district = HG5

| postcode_area = HG

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SE395578

}}

Flaxby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A1(M) motorway and {{Convert|2|mi|km}} east of Knaresborough.{{cite map |title = Leeds & Bradford|map =104|year = 2002|scale = 1:50,000 |series = Landranger|publisher = Ordnance Survey |edition = C1 |isbn =0-319-22704-9}}

File:Goldsborough Cold Store, near Flaxby, North Yorkshire.jpg

Flaxby was once part of the wapentake of Claro.Historic details: {{cite book|editor-first=Samuel|editor-last=Lewis|title=A Topographical Dictionary of England|year=1848|page=242|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50965#s10}} Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.{{Cite web |title=History of Flaxby, in Harrogate and West Riding |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12597 |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=A Vision of Britain}} From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of Goldsborough (St Mary).{{cite web|url=http://www.knaresboroughanglicanteam.org.uk/st-mary-the-virgin-goldsborough-web-site|title=Ecclesiastical parish web site}}

In 1994, an Early Iron Age farmstead of the 7th–6th centuries BC was discovered by archaeologists, but the site was abandoned until the late Roman period.{{cite PastScape|mnumber=1128327|mname=|accessdate=20 March 2015}}

Proposals have been put forward to develop the land to the east of Flaxby, north of the A59 road and west of the A1(M) motorway into a new town called Flaxby Park. The developers have announced their intention to build 2,500 - 3,000 homes on {{convert|440|acre}} of land that would also see a primary school, a medical centre, leisure facilities and numerous shops and bars.{{cite news|title=Plans for a new town unveiled|newspaper=Darlington and Stockton Times|date=19 August 2016|page=11|oclc=405979109}} The development would also include a bus park and ride system with the possibility of a new railway station on the York to Harrogate line. A railway station has already been proposed at Flaxby Moor (south of the A59) but in 2014, a feasibility study of new stations predicted a low demand of passenger numbers from a new station on the line.{{cite web|title=Flaxby Park|url=http://flaxbypark.com/about_flaxby_park.html|website=Flaxby Park|accessdate=10 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=New Railway Stations in North and West Yorkshire Feasibility Study|url=http://www.wymetro.com/uploadedFiles/WYMetro/Content/news/projects/projectdetails/New%20Stations%20Study%20Report%20v1.0%20FINAL%20Redacted.pdf|website=wymetro|publisher=Atkins|accessdate=10 September 2016|date=14 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060333/http://www.wymetro.com/uploadedFiles/WYMetro/Content/news/projects/projectdetails/New%20Stations%20Study%20Report%20v1.0%20FINAL%20Redacted.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

In 2017, Harrogate Borough Council opted to put forward a housing scheme at nearby Cattal called Maltkiln, instead of the development at Flaxby.{{cite news |last1=Kitchen |first1=Ruby |title=Village chosen as favourite for 3,000 houses |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=3 June 2017 |page=7|issn=0963-1496}}

Modular house-builder Ilke Homes built a factory at Flaxby which was opened by Communities Secretary James Brokenshire in December 2018.{{cite news |title=Ilke Homes opens first modular homes factory in Yorkshire |url=https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/mmc-news/ilke-homes-opens-first-modular-homes-factory/49769/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=PBC Today |date=3 December 2018}}{{cite news |title=ilke Homes opens new modular house factory |url=https://zenoot.com/2018/12/06/ilke-homes-opens-new-modular-house-factory/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Zenoot |date=6 December 2018}} The factory was closed in June 2023{{cite news |last1=Morby |first1=Aaron |title=Ilke Homes put up for sale in battle to save modular builder |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2023/06/09/ilke-homes-put-up-for-sale-in-battle-to-save-modular-builder/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Construction Enquirer |date=9 June 2023}} just before the company went into administration with the loss of over 1,100 jobs.{{cite news |last1=Gardiner |first1=Joey |title=Ilke Homes sinks into administration with most of firm's 1,100 staff set to lose their jobs |url=https://www.building.co.uk/news/ilke-homes-sinks-into-administration-with-most-of-firms-1100-staff-set-to-lose-their-jobs/5123945.article |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Building |date=30 June 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Riding |first1=James |title=Modular house builder Ilke Homes enters administration with majority of staff to be made redundant |url=https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/modular-house-builder-ilke-homes-enters-administration-with-majority-of-staff-to-be-made-redundant-82143 |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Inside Housing |date=30 June 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Morby |first1=Aaron |title=Ilke Homes falls into administration |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2023/06/30/offsite-specialist-ilke-homes-falls-into-administration/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Construction Enquirer |date=30 June 2023}}