. ▁The ▁air field ▁also ▁contained ▁a ▁large ▁civil ian ▁staff ed ▁repair ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁bom ber . ▁The ▁repair ▁centre ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁air field ▁returned ▁to ▁its ▁former ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁flying ▁club . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁r ents ▁charged ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry , ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁de - comm ission ed ▁the ▁site , ▁the ▁club ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use . ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁around ▁the ▁area , ▁including ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁run way ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁York ▁Out er ▁Ring ▁Road . ▁The ▁air field ▁is ▁now ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁Cl if ton ▁Mo or ▁Ret ail ▁Park . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁Cl if ton ▁Without ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Raw cl iffe ▁and ▁Cl if ton ▁Without ▁Ward ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁York . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁Ward ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁Coun c ill ors ▁Dar ry l ▁Sm al ley , ▁D erek ▁W ann ▁and ▁Sam ▁W aud by , ▁all ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁parish ▁council ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁coun c ill ors . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁is ▁bounded ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁River ▁O use ▁and ▁the ▁B 1 3 6 3 ▁and ▁River ▁F oss ▁to ▁the