Crockey Hill is a small village

Village

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 in the unitary authority

Unitary authority

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 of City of York in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

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, England

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. It is situated on the A19

A19 road

The A19 is a major road in England running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road, although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638. From Sunderland...

 approximately 1.5 miles south of York.

The village is in the Wheldrake

Wheldrake

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....

 ward of the City of York.

Businesses located at Crockey Hill include a car dealership

Car dealership

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, a veterinary surgery

Veterinary surgeon

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, a transport cafe and a fruit and vegetable stall. The York Designer Outlet

York Designer Outlet

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 is also nearby, situated at the intersection of the A19 and the A64, approximately 1 mile north of the village.

The A19 at Crockey Hill was a notorious blackspot

Accident blackspot

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with many people becoming injured or losing their lives in road traffic accidents. This led to traffic lights being installed at the junction linking the A19 to Wheldrake Lane in 2007.