Editing Wheldrake (section)

===Situation and transport===
Wheldrake is in the southern part of the [[Vale of York]]. It is situated {{convert|7|mi|km}} to the south east of [[York]]. It lies between the A19 trunk road and the [[River Derwent, Yorkshire|River Derwent]] and is reached by an unclassified road which leaves the A19 at Crockey Hill. Minor roads to [[Thorganby, North Yorkshire|Thorganby]], [[Elvington, City of York|Elvington]] and [[Escrick]] meet at Wheldrake.<ref>Philips Motoring Atlas:Britain. Philips, London 2005</ref>
There is a bus service to York which leaves Wheldrake every two hours. The journey to York takes 20 minutes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.yorkpullmanbus.co.uk/Service_35_Final.pdf |title= York Pullman Bus Company Service 35 |access-date= 7 November 2011 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120425150052/http://www.yorkpullmanbus.co.uk/Service_35_Final.pdf |archive-date= 25 April 2012 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

[[File:DVLR Wheldrake station - 2009-06-21.jpg|thumb|left|The former station, now preserved]]
Between 1912 and 1926 Wheldrake was served by a passenger service on the [[Derwent Valley Light Railway]]. The line was open for freight traffic until 1968. The former station is now preserved at the [[Yorkshire Museum of Farming]], at [[Murton, York|Murton]] near York.