Burnsall

Coordinates: 54°02′53″N 1°57′05″W / 54.04806°N 1.95139°W / 54.04806; -1.95139
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54°02′53″N 1°57′05″W / 54.04806°N 1.95139°W / 54.04806; -1.95139

Burnsall is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Wharfe in Wharfedale, and is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The Old Grammar School, founded by William Craven

The village is approximately 2 miles (3 km) south-east from

Dalesway passes. A path along the river from Burnsall to Hebden, 1 mile (2 km) to the north-west, dates to Viking times.[3]

The historic parish of Burnsall occupied a large part of upper Wharfedale. It included the townships of Appletreewick, Bordley, Conistone with Kilnsey, Cracoe, Hartlington, Hetton, Rylstone and Thorpe, all of which became separate civil parishes in 1866.[4] The parish was in Staincliffe Wapentake and in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when it was transferred to North Yorkshire. The 2001 Census gave Burnsall parish a population of 112, decreasing to 110 at the 2011 census.[5]

The

Adoration of the Magi.[7] The church-yard is entered from the main road by a lychgate
.

Burnsall is a centre for walking,[8] trout fishing, picnics, and weddings. An annual feast day games in August includes amateur competitions, tug of war and fell races.[9] The village cricket pitch is below Burnsall Fell and is half enclosed by the river.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2015 Population Estimates" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Burnsall Grammar School", Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Retrieved 5 April 2015
  3. ISBN 978-1-85284-464-6
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  4. ^ "Burnsall CP/AP". A Vision of Britain through time. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  5. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Burnsall: St Wilfrid, Burnsall", The Church of England. Retrieved 5 April 2015
  7. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Wilfrid (Grade I) (1131740)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Burnsall to Grassington Walk". Walks in Yorkshire. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  9. ^ Barnett, Ben (28 October 2017). "Why Wharefdale hotspot is an exertion location". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

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