Burrill with Cowling
{{Short description|Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|54.279|-1.630|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Burrill with Cowling
| static_image =
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| population = 104
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| civil_parish = Burrill with Cowling
| 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 = SE2408887120
}}
File:Junction on Burrill Road, North Yorkshire.jpg
Burrill with Cowling is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, including the villages of Burrill and Cowling. It is only a 5-minute walk between the 2 small villages, which are 1 mile west of Bedale. It is a small parish surrounded by sparsely populated countryside and contains mainly detached and semi-detached houses.{{cite web|title=Burrill with Cowling : Description of area|url=http://www.britishstreets.info/burrill-road-burrill-with-cowling-burrill-with-cowling-north-yorkshire|work=British Streets|accessdate=20 March 2013}} The closest city is Ripon {{convert|17|mi}} and it is 234 miles from London. Burrill with Cowling is accessible by road from the A1(M) 3.1 miles to the east and the nearest railway station is 15 miles away in Northallerton. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
In 1870/72 John Marius Wilson described Burrill with Cowling as:
:"A township in Bedale parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 1¾ mile SW of Bedale. It has a post office, of the name of Burrell, under Bedale. Acres, 463. Real property, £1,415. Pop., 111. Houses, 25."{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=John|title=Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales|year=1870–72|publisher=A. Fullarton and Co.|location=Edinburgh|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=11873&st=burrill%20with%20cowling|edition=1st|accessdate=4 February 2013}}
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Burrill with Cowling is a small parish with a population of 104 and only 50 households.{{NOMIS2011|id=1170216812|title=Burrill with Cowling Parish|accessdate=20 March 2018}} The average age of the population is 47.6. Most of the inhabitants are of working age, with the highest percentage (33.7%) being in the 45–59 age range. The second-biggest age group is 60+, with 32 people (30.1%), mirroring the ageing population in the country. The smallest age group was 15- to 19-year-olds with only 3 people. Although the population has fluctuated slightly there has been little change since 1881, when the population was 100.{{cite web|title=Burrill with Cowling Population Table|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10406407&c_id=10001043&add=N|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=20 March 2013}}
Economy and industry
In the 1800s Burrill with Cowling's main employment was agriculture, with 25 inhabitants working in farming in 1881.{{cite web|title=Burrill with Cowling: Industry|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_theme_page.jsp?u_id=10406407&c_id=10001043&data_theme=T_IND|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=20 March 2013}} Agriculture is still the main employer, with 16.1% of all industry (10 people employed in this sector) and manufacturing being the second-largest employer with 8 people, whilst the two smallest sectors are 'Financial and Insurance Activities' and 'Information and Communication', both with 1.6% of the total number of employed.{{cite web|title=Burrill with Cowling: Lead View Table, Industry|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11121458&c=Burrill+with+Cowling&d=16&e=62&g=6454012&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1363783784469&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2538|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=20 March 2013}} As of 2011 there were 84 people of working age with 60 of these being economically active, 2 students and 14 retired.
Listed buildings
{{Main|Listed buildings in Burrill with Cowling}}
Burrill with Cowling contains a handful of listed buildings; Ivy Cottage (Grade II listed on 22 August 1966),{{cite web|title=Ivy Cottage, Burrill with Cowling|url=http://gohistoric.com/sites/ivy-cottage-burrill-cowling|publisher=Go Historic|accessdate=21 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130411010307/http://gohistoric.com/sites/ivy-cottage-burrill-cowling|archivedate=11 April 2013|df=dmy-all}} Manor House (Grade II listed on 5 May 1952){{cite web|title=Manor House, Burrill with Cowling|url=http://gohistoric.com/sites/manor-house-burrill-cowling|publisher=Go Historic|accessdate=21 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130411011341/http://gohistoric.com/sites/manor-house-burrill-cowling|archivedate=11 April 2013|df=dmy-all}} and most notably Cowling Hall.
Cowling Hall is a Grade I listed building (22 August 1966) on Cowling Lane, Burrill, DL8 1RR.{{cite web|title=Cowling Hall and Wing, Burrill with Cowling|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-333564-cowling-hall-and-wing-burrill-with-cowli|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=20 March 2013}} The Hall is currently owned by the village and is run by a group of volunteers whilst being entirely self-funded, having opened on 1 December 2012 to be used for classes, youth clubs and social groups.{{cite web|title=Cowling Village Hall|url=http://www.villagehall.cowlingweb.co.uk/wp/|publisher=Cowling Village Hall|accessdate=20 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814011731/http://www.villagehall.cowlingweb.co.uk/wp/|archivedate=14 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}
It was in 1985 that the land the Hall now stands on was purchased with the aim of building 'The Cowling Liberal Club and Institute'. It contained a reading room and library and was used for political and social gatherings. It has gone through many changes – mainly housing the 'Cowling Women's' Liberal Association'. In 1939 membership of the club was declining therefore to keep the Hall open it was offered to the Cowling Parish Council as a gift and was opened as the Cowling Village Institute, but since 1971 it has been renamed Cowling Village Hall.{{cite web|title=History 1885–1985 of Cowling Village Hall|url=http://www.villagehall.cowlingweb.co.uk/wp/index.php/about/history-1885-1985/|publisher=Cowling Village Hall|accessdate=20 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093110/http://www.villagehall.cowlingweb.co.uk/wp/index.php/about/history-1885-1985/|archivedate=7 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}
Housing
In 2011 there were 50 households in Burrill with Cowling (the highest since records began in 1901), 64% in detached and in 30% semi-detached homes.{{cite web|title=Lead View Table: Dwellings, Household spaces and Accommodation Type|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11121458&c=burrill+with+cowling&d=16&e=62&g=6454012&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1363873944532&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2481|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=21 March 2013}} The average number of people per household is 2.1 and the average number of rooms per house is 7.3 (bedrooms 3.4).{{cite web|title=Lead View Table: Rooms, Bedrooms and Central Heating|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11121458&c=burrill+with+cowling&d=16&e=62&g=6454012&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1363873944532&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2515|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=21 March 2013}} The average house price in Hambleton is £237,659 (with the average detached house selling for £306,397), only about £1,000 below the national average for the UK but still approximately £80,000 more than the region it lies in – Yorks and Humber - where the average is £157,157.{{cite web|title=BBC: UK House Prices|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/uk_house_prices/html/houses.stm|publisher=BBC|accessdate=21 March 2013}}
Geography and climate
Burrill with Cowling is in the North of England in the county North Yorkshire and is located between two national parks – Yorkshire Dales National Park and North York Moors National Park. It is 32.2 miles from Middlesbrough and 41 miles from York (41 miles). Land in the North East slopes west to east therefore rivers flow eastwards, mainly from sources in the Pennines{{cite web|title=Met Office: Regional Climate: North East England|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/ne/print.html|publisher=Met Office|accessdate=21 March 2013}} which are part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The average temperature for Burrill with Cowling is approximately 9.7 °C (31.1 °F, slightly lower than the UK average of 10.4 °C (51 °F).{{cite web|title=Uk Climate, Average Monthly Temperature|url=http://www.united-kingdom.climatemps.com/|publisher=Climatemps|accessdate=21 March 2013}}
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"Climatological Information for Burrill with Cowling, England",
| 44.24| 45.68| 50.9| 55.58| 60.98| 65.66| 68.72| 68.54| 64.76| 57.02| 49.46| 43.16
| 35.96| 35.24| 36.5| 38.84| 44.06| 49.46| 52.7| 52.52| 49.82| 44.6| 39.74| 34.52
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