Burton Fleming
| Burton Fleming | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
Apr2006.jpg) Burton Fleming | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA083722 |
| Location: | 54°8’4"N, 0°20’38"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 430 (2011) |
| Post town: | Driffield |
| Postcode: | YO25 |
| Dialling code: | 01262 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Burton Fleming is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in the north of the Riding. The village is to be found about seven miles north-west of Bridlington and six miles south of Filey, through the latter of which runs the boundary of the North Riding.
The 2011 census recorded Burton Fleming's parish with a population of 430.
Parish church
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The parish church is St Cuthbert's. Dating from the 12th century, it previously had a Norman aisle to its nave; the aisle arcades are now evident as part of the exterior wall. The church retains a Norman south doorway and west tower.[1]
The church is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
History
A significant Iron Age cemetery, known as Burton Fleming archaeological site, consisting of 64 barrows forming part of the Arras Culture of the East Riding of Yorkshire, was excavated here in the 1970s.[3]
Burton Fleming was earlier known as North Burton.[4]
The village is noted for the house where Queen Henrietta Maria was sent into hiding during the Civil War.
About the village
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The Gypsey Race flows through the village and through other neighbouring villages such as Wold Newton. In 2012 the village suffered serious flooding from the Gypsey Race.[5]
There is one pub here, the Burton Arms, and a butcher's shop.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: York & East Riding, 1972; 1995 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7page 212
- ↑ National Heritage List 1083394: Church of St Cuthbert (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ Stead, I. (1991). Iron Age Cemeteries in East Yorkshire. London: English Heritage. ISBN 1850743517. http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/eh_monographs_2014/contents.cfm?mono=1089041.
- ↑ Bulmer's History and Directory of East Yorkshire 1892 (GENUKI)
- ↑ "Residents still hit by flooding in Burton Fleming". BBC News (BBC). 28 December 2012. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-20860288. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.
