Burnby
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.907331°N 0.728184°W
Static imageSt Giles Church, Burnby.jpg
Civil parishHayton
Unitary englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy englandEast Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency westminsterBridlington and The Wolds
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO42
Postcode areaYO
Dial code01759
Os grid referenceSE836464
London distance165 mi
London directionS

Burnby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hayton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of the market town of Pocklington and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the market town of Market Weighton. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of the A1079 road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 103.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Hayton.[2]

The name Burnby derives from the Old Norse brunnrbȳ meaning 'settlement by the spring'.[3]

The church dedicated to St Giles was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967, and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[4]

Burnby was served by Nunburnholme railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1951.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Burnby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Burnby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
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  • Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.