Place:Wheldrake, Yorkshire, England

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NameWheldrake
Alt namesColdridsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 309
TypeVillage
Coordinates53.9°N 0.965°W
Located inYorkshire, England
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England    
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Wheldrake is a village and civil parish located south-east of York. Administratively it is in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England.

Wheldrake is a village, a civil parish and a name given to an electoral ward of the city of York, England. The village and parish are the focus of this article. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,909.

The parish of Wheldrake covers an area of . It was established before 1066 and after being largely in the possession of Fountains Abbey in the Middle Ages, it became part of a landed estate until the mid 20th century. It has a significant conservation area and a nature reserve of international importance. This, named Wheldrake Ings, is a mile east of the village, and is where many wild flowers flourish and rare birds prosper.

Most of the employed people who live in the village commute to work. There is a primary school, a church, a shop with post office and a public house which serve 761 households. There is a small industrial estate near the western approach to the village.

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