Haxby Hall
{{Short description|Estate near York, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox historic site
| locmapin = North Yorkshire
| area = 22 acres
| built = 1790
| location = North Yorkshire, England
| demolished = 1960
| name = Haxby Hall
| coordinates = {{coord|54.010|-1.073|region:GB|display=inline,title |format=dms}}
}}
Haxby Hall was an English house on York Road in Haxby, York. It was built in 1790 on 22 acres (89,000 m2) of land, and was grade II listed.{{cite news |title=Memorial Hall must be saved |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWGLNB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22haxby%20hall%22&docref=news/10D86438768FF865 |access-date=28 August 2021 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=21 May 2003|url-access=subscription}}
In 1923, Haxby Hall was the residence of William Abel Wood, JP{{cite web |title=A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp137-139 |website=British History Online |access-date=26 May 2020 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420224420/https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp137-139 |url-status=live }} During the Second World War, it was used to house evacuees from Hull.{{cite news |title=Diary of a village war |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWGLNB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22haxby%20hall%22&docref=news/10D85D7F976A7D79 |access-date=28 August 2021 |work=infoweb.newsbank.com |date=23 August 2004|url-access=subscription}}
In 1950, the then owner, Kenneth Ward, donated the house's pleasure grounds to the village which now comprise the Ethel Ward Memorial Playing Field.{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Stephen |title=70 Not Out: Haxby's Ethel Ward Playing Fields in old photos |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16178729.70-not-haxbys-ethel-ward-playing-fields-old-photos/ |access-date=28 August 2021 |work=York Press |date=30 April 2018 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828210955/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/16178729.70-not-haxbys-ethel-ward-playing-fields-old-photos/ |url-status=live }} As of 2021, this contains a playground, tennis courts and a scout hall.{{cn|date=December 2024}} It hosts village events and local football teams.{{cite web |title=York and District Youth Football League - Registered Club Information |url=https://www.ydyfl.co.uk/clubinformation.php?clubid=MTA= |website=www.ydyfl.co.uk |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828211553/https://www.ydyfl.co.uk/clubinformation.php?clubid=MTA= |url-status=live }}
The house, reduced to three acres (12,000 m2) of grounds, was demolished in 1960,{{cite web |title=Haxby and Wigginton Neighbourhood Plan |url=https://www.haxbytowncouncil.gov.uk/downloads.php?did=840 |website=haxbytowncouncil.gov.uk |access-date=28 August 2021 |page=4 |format=PDF |date=November 2020}} and replaced in 1965 by the 52 bed Haxby Hall Residential Care Home, and an adjoining ambulance station.{{cite web |title=Haxby Hall residential care home |url=https://www.york.gov.uk/HaxbyHall |website=City of York Council |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828203820/https://www.york.gov.uk/HaxbyHall |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Horner |first1=Ed |title=Major care home extension in York gets the go-ahead |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/19118310.haxby-hall-care-home-extension-york-gets-go-ahead/ |access-date=28 August 2021 |work=York Press |date=26 February 2021 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828203934/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/19118310.haxby-hall-care-home-extension-york-gets-go-ahead/ |url-status=live }}