Burythorpe

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54|04|25|N|0|47|32|W|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Burythorpe

| static_image_name = Burythorpe(StephenHorncastle)Jun2006.jpg

| static_image_caption =

| population = 286

| population_ref = (2011 census)

| civil_parish = Burythorpe

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton

| post_town = MALTON

| postcode_district = YO17

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code = 01656

| os_grid_reference = SE791649

| london_distance_mi = 175

| london_direction = S

}}

Burythorpe is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} south of Malton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 289,{{NOMIS2001|id=36UF017|title=Burythorpe Parish |accessdate=30 November 2019}} reducing marginally to 286 at the Census 2011.{{NOMIS2011|id=1170217222|title=Burythorpe Parish |accessdate=14 March 2018}} The Whitegrounds barrow is nearby.

Brewster, T. C. M. (1984) Excavation of Whitegrounds Barrow, Burythorpe. Wintringham: East Riding Archaeological Research Committee.

It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, then between 1974 and 2023 was part of the Ryedale district. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Etymology

The name Burythorpe was recorded in the 1096 Domesday Book as Bergetorp{{cite web |last1=Powell-Smith |first1=Anna |title=Burythorpe |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/SE7964/burythorpe/ |website=Open Domesday |accessdate=22 September 2019}} and is of Old Norse origin.{{cite web |title=Key to English Place Names |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place |publisher=The University of Nottingham |accessdate=22 September 2019}} The first element is Bjorg, a feminine personal name. The second is þorp, meaning "farmstead, hamlet" (cf. Danish torp, German Dorf).

Buildings

Image:All Saints Church Burythorpe 1 (Nigel Coates).jpg

All Saints' Church, Burythorpe is a Grade II listed building. The current building was built in 1858 in the Gothic Revival style replacing a previous church on the site.{{NHLE|num=1149112|desc=Church of All Saints|grade=II|access-date=28 November 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.westbuckrose.org/churches/burythorpe |title=Churches: Burythorpe |publisher=The Parish of West Buckrose |accessdate=28 November 2016}}

The Bay Horse public house which closed in April 2014 was reopened in October 2016 after a local group campaigned to have it recognised as an important asset of the community.{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14815178.Cheers____Tremendous_pub_reopens_in_village_that_refused_to_give_up/?ref=mac |title=Bay Horse in Burythorpe reopens |work=The Press |date=21 October 2016 |accessdate=28 November 2016}} The pub is listed in Baines 1823 directory along with a reference to Francis Consitt who is stated to have died in Burythorpe in 1768 at the age of 150.{{cite book|last=Baines |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Baines (1774–1848) |title=History, directory & gazetteer, of the county of York... Vol.II East and North Ridings |publisher=Edward Baines at the Leeds Mercury office |year=1823 |page=[https://archive.org/details/historydirector02baingoog/page/n204 184] |url=https://archive.org/details/historydirector02baingoog |accessdate=28 November 2016}}

References

External links

{{Commons category-inline|Burythorpe}}
[http://www.burythorpe.org.uk/index.html Burythorpe Parish Council website]
[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11895 Burythorpe East Riding]: A Vision of Britain

Category:Villages in North Yorkshire

Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire

Burythorpe

Etymology

Buildings

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