Huntington, City of York
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Huntington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, on the River Foss, north of York and south of Strensall
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 9,277. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Ryedale district.
There has been a church (All Saints) in this village since 1086. Huntington originally included the small township of West Huntington, including West Huntington Hall. Most of the land associated with West Huntington has now become the separate parish of New Earswick. Huntington's old village, church and the nearby West Huntington Hall was made a Conservation Area in 1991.
[edit] Education
Huntington School is a very successful and oversubscribed mixed comprehensive secondary school. The school is a technology college with approximately 1,600 pupils. The school has a particularly successful sixth form, which was ranked 19th in the country for its results in 2005. The current head teacher is Mr. Chris Bridge.
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