Wilberfoss is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
It is situated on the north side of the A1079 approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of York city centre.
Wilberfoss was first mentioned in an early York charter of around 1150AD.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wilberfoss like this:
WILBERFOSS, a township and a parish in Pocklington district, E. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 2 miles SSW of Fangfoss r. station, and 8 E of York; gives name to the family of Wilberforce, who were seated here till 1710; and has a post-office under York. Acres, 1,230. Real property, £2,095. Pop., 386. Houses, 89. The parish includes Newton-upon-Derwent township, and comprises 2,870 acres. Pop., 632. Houses, 141. The property is subdivided. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here, before 1153, by Alan de Catton; and was given, at the dissolution, to G. Gale. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £74.* Patrons, Lord Leconfield and others. The church was recently restored. There are two Methodist chapels, and charities £25.
In 1967 the parish Church of St John the Baptist was designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
According to the 2011 UK census, Wilberfoss parish had a population of 1,866.
There is a village shop, butchers and pub as well as the village sports pavillion and community centre.
This cache is placed on the corner of Main Street and Mill Lane; it is often called gas corner due to the gas building there.