Editing Huntington, North Yorkshire (section)

==Sport==
[[File:LNER Community Stadium, Monks Cross, York (29th August 2020) 006.jpg|thumb|[[York Community Stadium]] in 2020]]

Huntington was the location of [[Huntington Stadium]], a multi-purpose facility which acted primarily as the home of [[York City Knights]]. Next to the stadium lied York WaterWorld. Both were mothballed in 2014 in preparation for works on the [[York Community Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Q&A: Why do York City's owners want to take over York City Knights?|url=http://www.yorkmix.com/life/sport/qa-why-do-york-citys-owners-want-to-takeover-york-city-knights/|website=YorkMix|accessdate=30 September 2015|date=24 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=York Waterworld to close for good at the end of November|url=http://www.yorkmix.com/news/york-waterworld-to-close-for-good-at-the-end-of-november/|website=York Mix|date=11 November 2014|accessdate=30 September 2015}}</ref> The project would see WaterWorld demolished and Huntington Stadium rebuilt to higher specifications. The new community stadium is home to both [[York City Knights]] and [[York City F.C.]], the latter relocating from [[Bootham Crescent]], which is to be demolished to make way for a housing development.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Ground situation |url=http://www.ycst.org.uk/cgi-bin/template.pl?t=npd&ID=285 |website=York City Supporters' Trust |accessdate=30 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001104140/http://www.ycst.org.uk/cgi-bin/template.pl?t=npd&ID=285 |archivedate=1 October 2015  }}</ref>

A new regional standard athletics track was constructed at the [[University of York]] as part of the project to replace the track at Huntington. [[City of York Athletics Club]] relocated from Huntington to the university as a result.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Stadium 2014!|url=http://www.cityofyorkathleticclub.net/new-stadium-2013/|website=City of York Athletic Club|accessdate=30 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001215919/http://www.cityofyorkathleticclub.net/new-stadium-2013/|archivedate=1 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Project|url=http://www.yorkcommunitystadium.co.uk/project/the-project/|website=York Community Stadium|accessdate=30 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001200701/http://www.yorkcommunitystadium.co.uk/project/the-project/|archive-date=1 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
The old stadium's main playing area was completely surrounded by an athletics track and there was also a small area which was used for [[hammer throw]]ing, [[shot put]] and [[Discus throw|discus]]. The stadium was equipped with floodlights. There was an all-seater main stand plus a full-length standing-only covered stand on the opposite side.

A community archaeology project was undertaken by [http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/case-studies/baton-passes-to-volunteers-to-excavate-stadium/ York Archaeological Trust] in 2015 to record the site of a Roman Marching Camp Site. The work of the local community project "[https://digyorkstadium.wordpress.com/ Dig York Stadium]" produced a historical record.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digyorkstadium.wordpress.com/|title=Dig York Stadium|website=Dig York Stadium|accessdate=5 August 2016}}</ref>

After the York Dig had concluded on 19 June 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digyorkstadium.wordpress.com/|title=Dig York Stadium|website=Dig York Stadium|accessdate=9 October 2020}}</ref> demolition of Huntington Stadium began. The project faced delays in 2016 following a legal challenge to a planning application<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14331422.York_Stadium__Football___rugby_clubs_say_new_delay_will_cause_uncertainty/|title=York Stadium: Football & rugby clubs say new delay will cause uncertainty|website=York Press|date=10 March 2016 |accessdate=5 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14660221.New_bombshell_for_York_stadium_plan___Vue_Cinemas_lodge_legal_challenge/|title=New bombshell for York stadium plan - Vue Cinemas lodge legal challenge|website=York Press|date=3 August 2016 |accessdate=5 August 2016}}</ref> and further delays due to being unable to put on required test events in 2020, both before and during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Walton |first=Simon |date=13 January 2020 |title=Two test events cancelled at York's new LNER Community Stadium |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18157647.two-test-events-cancelled-yorks-new-lner-community-stadium/ |work=York Press|location=York |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Laversuch |first=Chloe |date=6 March 2020 |title=No fresh dates set for test events at LNER Community Stadium |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/18285029.no-fresh-dates-set-test-events-lner-community-stadium/ |work=York Press|location=York |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Laversuch |first=Chloe |date=27 July 2020 |title=Still no opening date for York Community Stadium – as test events delayed indefinitely |url=https://yorkmix.com/still-no-opening-date-for-york-community-stadium-as-test-events-delayed-indefinitely/ |work=YorkMix |location=York |access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> Nonetheless the [[York Community Stadium|LNER Community Stadium]] complex opened in 2021, and was a host stadium for the [[2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.better.org.uk/stadium-york# |title=LNER COMMUNITY STADIUM |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Better |publisher=GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited)|access-date=18 June 2021 |quote=The stadium will also welcome the world in 2021 after York was announced as a host for the Rugby League World Cup 2021.}}
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