Eggborough in the Wapentake of Osgoldcross. The name derives from "Ecga's Burh"; a fortification which belonged to a person named "Ecga". There is a pub in the village; the Horse and Jockey. There is also a sports and leisure complex based in the grounds of the nearby Eggborough Power Station. The sports and leisure complex offers a nine-hole golf course, two miniature football pitches, two full size football pitches, a bowling green, a children's play area, a miniature railway, a licensed bar, snooker, pool, a green room and a concert hall. The Spar shop which is located next to the Horse
Eggborough and Jockey is run by Claire Smith. The centre of the village used to be the location of a Bowman's Flour Mill, but this ceased production in 2016. Close to Eggborough is the site of French-owned Saint-Gobain Glass, Europe's leading producer of float (flat) glass. The plant, which opened in 1998, employs over 170 people and produces of flat glass per year. The large village hall on Selby Road is well used by residents and it is a shared facility with the residents of Whitley Bridge who have no village hall of their own. Other activities take place at the