Burstwick

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.734309|-0.141121|display=inline,title}}

| label_position = top

| official_name = Burstwick

| static_image = Burstwick Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 11934.jpg

| static_image_caption = Burstwick Village Hall

| population = 1,924

| population_ref = (2011 census)

| civil_parish = Burstwick

| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| constituency_westminster = Beverley and Holderness

| post_town = HULL

| postcode_district = HU12

| postcode_area = HU

| dial_code = 01964

| os_grid_reference = TA227280

| london_distance_mi = 155

| london_direction = S

}}

Burstwick is a village and civil parish in the Holderness region of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about {{Convert|8|mi|km}} east of Hull city centre. It lies on the B1362 road.

History

Burstwick is described as a caput, or principal residence, in the Honour of Holderness,{{cite book |last=English |first=Barbara |title=The Lords of Holderness, 1086–1260: A Study in Feudal Society |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1979 |isbn=978-0197134375}} and is listed in the Domesday survey as one of twelve linked manors.{{cite web|url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TA2227/burstwick/|title=Burstwick - Domesday Book|first=Anna|last=Powell-Smith|publisher=}}

Community

File:All Saints Church, Burstwick.jpg

Burstwick is a few miles from the local market town of Hedon and the villages of Keyingham and Thorngumbald.

According to the 2011 UK census, Burstwick parish had a population of 1,924,{{NOMIS2011

| id = 1170211154

| title = Burstwick Parish

| accessdate = 16 February 2018}} an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,813.{{NOMIS2001

| id = 1543504201

| title = Burstwick Parish

|accessdate = 6 December 2018

}}

Burstwick was served from 1854 to 1964 by Burstwick railway station on the Hull and Holderness Railway.{{Butt-Stations}}

File:Methodist Church Burstwick.jpg

Some low-lying parts of Burstwick were affected by the June 2007 floods which hit most of the county. Several properties were vacated while repair work took place.{{cite news|last1=Woods|first1=Judith|title=Hull: forgotten after the floods|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3633272/Hull-forgotten-after-the-floods.html|accessdate=22 November 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=5 July 2007}}

Burstwick's church is All Saints', which was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.{{NHLE|num=1366240|desc=Church of All Saints|accessdate=13 August 2013}} There is also a Methodist church.

To the north-west of the village is the site of Burstwick Castle which is an ancient scheduled monument.{{NHLE|num=1003467|desc=Burstwick Castle|accessdate=7 May 2020}}

Amenities

Burstwick contains a public house, the Hare and Hounds, a village shop and post office, and a fish and chip shop, all situated on the main street. Village businesses and services include a petrol station. An 18-hole golf course is about {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} away.

The local primary school is Burstwick Community Primary School.{{cite web |title=Burstwick Community Primary School |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/117838 |website=Get information about schools |publisher=GOV.UK |accessdate=15 May 2019 }}

References

{{cite book|title=Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|page=4}}

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Burstwick}}
{{OpenDomesday|OS=TA2227|name=burstwick|display=Burstwick}}
[http://www.burstwickpc.co.uk Burstwick Parish Council]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070719015551/http://www.burstwickunited.co.uk/ Burstwick United] - A recent addition to the community after recent events which led to flooding.

Category:Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Category:Holderness

Category:Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire