Editing Heworth, York (section)

==Sport==
[[File:Heworth Golf Course - geograph.org.uk - 25472.jpg|thumb|left|Heworth Golf Course]]
Heworth has some history in the sports of [[cricket]], [[association football|football]], [[rugby league]] and others. Heworth Cricket Club is said to have been founded in 1784 (in 2009 they celebrated their 225th anniversary).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flett |first1=Dave |title=Heworth Cricket Club celebrate 225th anniversary |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/cricket/yorkseniorleague/4485910.heworth-cricket-club-celebrate-225th-anniversary/ |access-date=3 February 2020 |work=York Press |date=10 July 2009 }}</ref> The football club was one of the earliest to play in the York area, and featured in the [[York Football League]] from 1898 onwards. They finished as runners-up of the top level during the 1908–09, 1909–10 and 1911–12 seasons.

Elmpark Way in the village has hosted the [[York International 9s]] competition since 2002. It is an annual [[rugby league nines]] competition and in the past has featured clubs from England, France and Russia. It has been given a five-star rating by the [[Rugby League European Federation]].