# Burnby

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**Burnby** is a village and former [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish), now in the parish of [Hayton](/source/Hayton,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire), in the [East Riding of Yorkshire](/source/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire), England. It is situated approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of the [market town](/source/Market_town) of [Pocklington](/source/Pocklington) and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of the market town of [Market Weighton](/source/Market_Weighton). It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of the [A1079 road](/source/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](/source/Old_Norse) *brunnrbȳ* meaning 'settlement by the spring'.[3]

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

Burnby was served by [Nunburnholme railway station](/source/Nunburnholme_railway_station) on the [York to Beverley Line](/source/York_to_Beverley_Line) between 1847 and 1951.[5]

## References

1. ["Population statistics Burnby CP/AP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10405944/cube/TOT_POP). [A Vision of Britain through Time](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time). Retrieved 5 February 2021.

1. ["Relationships and changes Burnby CP/AP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10405944). A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

1. ["Key to English Place-names"](http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+ER/Burnby). *kepn.nottingham.ac.uk*. Retrieved 9 October 2025.

- *Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets*. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.

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