{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{for|the village near Scarborough|Burniston}} {{Use British English|date=December 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|54|15|38|N|1|31|43|W|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Burneston | static_image_name = Burneston, St Lambert's Church - geograph.org.uk - 230998.jpg | static_image_caption = St Lambert's Church, Burneston | population = 311 | population_ref = (2011 census)<ref name="2011 census"/> | civil_parish = Burneston | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton | post_town = Bedale | postcode_district = DL8 | postcode_area = DL | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE308850 | london_distance_mi = 200 | london_direction = SSE }}
'''Burneston''' is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 244, increasing to 311 at the 2011 Census.<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=1170216811|title=Burneston Parish|accessdate=11 March 2018}}</ref> The village is close to the A1(M) road and is about {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} south-east of Bedale.
==History== The name Burneston derives from either the Old Norse personal name ''Bryning'' or the Old English ''bryneing'' meaning 'place cleared by burning', and the Old English ''tūn'' meaning 'settlement'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+NR/Burneston|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|accessdate=9 October 2025}}</ref>
The village is recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' as "Brennigston" and at the time was the property of Merleswein the Sheriff. The King passed ownership to Count Alan of Brittany, who made Robert of Moutiers the local landlord.<ref>{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE3084|name=burneston|display=Burneston|accessdate=17 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Bulmers">{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |pages=660, 661|date=2002|orig-date=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}}</ref>
In 1591 the lordship was granted to Sir Richard Theakston by the Queen. It subsequently passed through the Pierse family of Bedale in 1639, the Wastell family in 1682, to eventually reside in 1830 with Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64767|title=History|accessdate=17 November 2012}}</ref>
The old Roman road of Dere Street ran near the village and now follows the route of the A1(M).<ref name="History"/>
The Robinson Almshouses in Main Street, later partly used as a school, were built in 1680 and are Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1293993|desc=The Almshouses|accessdate=21 March 2017}}</ref>
==Governance==
Until 2023, Burneston was part of the Richmond (Yorks) parliamentary constituency. It was removed and added to the expanded Thirsk and Malton Constituency, in part due to areas from that constituency being created into a new seat of Wetherby and Easingwold.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boundary Commission for England - Revised Proposals for the Yorkshire and Humber Region |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/review2023/b65f7782-658b-4c4a-9cba-59c16c807f77/a3-maps/YH_49_Thirsk%20and%20Malton%20CC.pdf |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gleeson |first1=Janet |title='How stupid' protest over moving Bedale out of Richmond |url=https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23633282.anger-bedale-moved-richmond-constituency/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=Darlington and Stockton Times |date=9 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Darley |first1=Karen |title=New Conservative Association created to reflect boundary change |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/23791563.new-conservative-association-created-reflect-boundary-change/ |access-date=30 June 2024 |work=Gazette & Herald |date=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/?x=445761&y=486520&z=4&bnd1=wmcpreop&bnd2=&labels=off |website=ordnancesurvey.co.uk |access-date=30 June 2024 |quote=On the left of the screen is the "Boundary" tab; click this and activate either civil parishes or Westminster Constituencies (or both), however, only two functions can be active at any one time.}}</ref> From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
==Geography==
The village lies {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} west of the A1(M) road on the B6285. The nearest settlements are Theakston, {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} to the north; Carthorpe {{convert|0.55|mi|km|1}} to the south; Snape {{convert|2.7|mi|km|1}} to the west and Pickhill {{convert|2.3|mi|km|1}} to the east. It is {{convert|135|ft}} above sea level.<ref name="Ordnance Survey">{{cite web | url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support | title=OpenData support | OS Tools & Support }}</ref> In the late nineteenth century the population was recorded as 253.<ref name="Bulmers"/> According to the 2001 UK Census, the population of the village was 244 in 100 households, of which 196 were over sixteen years of age and 124 of those were in employment. There are 107 dwellings in total.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=797669&c=Burneston&d=16&g=475557&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1353165974603&enc=1&domainId=15|title=Census stats|accessdate=17 November 2012}}</ref>
==Community facilities==
The village has one public house, The Woodman Inn,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/40/40223/Woodman_Inn/Burneston|title=Amenities|accessdate=17 November 2012}}</ref> and a post office. The village is served by three school bus services, one that picks up primary school children from the surrounding area who attend the village school, and two that serve secondary pupils attending Bedale High School, Outwood Academy or Ripon Grammar School. There is one regular bus service that stops in the village on the Bedale to Ripon route.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=12637|title=Bus services|accessdate=17 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109203316/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=12637|archive-date=9 November 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
==Education==
There is one school, the Burneston CE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School in the village. The school admits pupils from several of the nearby communities including Melmerby; Wath; Norton Conyers; East Tanfield; Middleton Quernhow; Sutton Howgrave; Kirklington; Carthorpe; Theakston and Exelby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18405|title=Primary School|accessdate=17 November 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121113165715/http%3A//www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid%3D18405|archivedate=13 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Secondary education can be found at Bedale High School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Secondary admission arrangements for the Northallerton area|url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/26699/Secondary-admission-arrangements-for-the-Northallerton-area|website=North Yorkshire County Council|accessdate=15 November 2016|archive-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116103342/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/26699/Secondary-admission-arrangements-for-the-Northallerton-area|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Religion==
The village church is dedicated to St Lambert.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/burneston-st-lambert/|title=Church|accessdate=17 November 2012}}</ref> It was built in three stages between 1395 and 1550 and is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kbwp.org/wp/churches/burneston/|title=Church Parish|accessdate=17 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE|num=1315164 |desc=Church of St Lambert |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref> Though the village is its own civil parish, it is also part of the ecumenically United Parish of Kirklington, Burneston, Wath and Pickhill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbwp.org/|title=Church Parish|accessdate=17 November 2012}}</ref>
==See also== *Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire *Listed buildings in Burneston
==Gallery==
{{Gallery | title = Views of Burneston | width = 160 | height = 140 | File:Burneston CofE Primary School.jpg|Burneston CofE Primary School | File:Burneston Old School - geograph.org.uk - 1344038.jpg|Burneston Old School | File:Wesleyan Chapel, Burneston - geograph.org.uk - 1344034.jpg|Wesleyan Chapel, Burneston | File:Woodman Inn, Burneston - geograph.org.uk - 249407.jpg|Woodman Inn, Burneston | File:St Lambert's, Burneston - geograph.org.uk - 1345872.jpg|St Lambert's, Burneston }}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{commons category-inline|Burneston}}
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire