Editing Huntington, North Yorkshire (section)

==Economy==
===Local amenities===
[[File:Monks Cross Huntington.jpg|left|thumb|Monks Cross Shopping, Huntington]]
The village has a post office, newsagent, grocer, butcher, pharmacy and two pubs – the ''Hogshead'' and ''The Blacksmiths Arms''. In addition, there are a few light industrial enterprises, including several motor garages. A few community/parish halls provide venues for a good range of local community groups. Monks Cross Shopping includes several national chain stores and three supermarkets.

===Commerce and industry===
[[File:Vangarde.jpg|left|thumb]]
A recent expansion is the retail park [http://www.vangardeshopping.co.uk/ Vangarde Shopping Park] which include three new major shops and many cafes and restaurants The adjacent industrial estate provides employment through several financial and service sector companies and is the UK headquarters and main manufacturing site of Portakabin Ltd., part of the [[Shepherd Building Group]].

===Public transport===
With the demise of the former railway station under the [[Beeching Axe]] in the 1960s, Huntington has since been served by local buses. The main bus operator is First York. As of September 2015, Huntington is served (in at least some capacity) by the following local bus routes:
* 5/5A (Orange Line) Strensall – City – Acomb<ref name=busmap>{{cite web|title=York Bus Route Map|url=http://www.itravelyork.info/uploads/York_Bus_Route_Map.pdf|website=iTravelYork|publisher=City of York Council|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
* 9 (Silver Line) Monks Cross Park & Ride – City<ref name=busmap />
* 12 (Pink Line) Foxwood – City – Monks Cross<ref name=busmap />
* 13 (Brown Line) Copmanthorpe - City - Haxby (Mon – Sat only)<ref name=timetable>{{cite web|title=Timetables|url=http://www.itravelyork.info/buses/bus-routes-and-journey-times/timetables|website=iTravelYork|publisher=City of York Council|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref>
* 14 Foxwood – City – Haxby<ref name=busmap />
* 16A Acomb – Hamilton Drive – City – Elmfield Ave (Sun only)<ref name=timetable />
* 20 Acomb – Clifton Moor – Monks Cross – University<ref name=timetable />
* 99 Monks Cross P&R – Monks Cross Shops<ref name=timetable />
* 180/181 York – Sheriff Hutton – Castle Howard<ref name=timetable />