Burton Fleming Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.1346°N -0.3439°W
Label Position:bottom
Official Name:Burton Fleming
Type:Village and civil parish
Static Image Name:BurtonFleming(StephenHorncastle)Apr2006.jpg
Static Image Caption:Burton Fleming, looking south from the Church gate
Population:430
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Burton Fleming
Unitary England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy England:East Riding of Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:East Yorkshire
Post Town:DRIFFIELD
Postcode District:YO25
Postcode Area:YO
Dial Code:01262
Os Grid Reference:TA083722
London Distance Mi:160
London Direction:S

Burton Fleming is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies close to the border with North Yorkshire. The village is situated approximately 7miles north-west of Bridlington and 6miles south of Filey.

History

Burton Fleming was earlier known as North Burton.[1]

According to the 2011 UK census, Burton Fleming parish had a population of 430, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 363.

From the Medieval era until the 19th century Burton Fleming was part of Dickering Wapentake.[2] Between 1894 and 1974 Burton Fleming was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[3] Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire), in the county of Humberside.

The village is noted for the house where Queen Henrietta Maria was sent into hiding during the English Civil War.[1] A significant British Iron Age cemetery—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.[4]

The village Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Cuthbert. 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.[5]

Amenities

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.[6]

Burton Fleming has a public house, the Burton Arms, and a butcher's shop.

In March 2017, the village declared itself "hedgehog friendly".[7] [8]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BURTON FLEMING. Genuki. Bulmer's History and Directory of East Yorkshire 1892. 23 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Dickering-Wap through time . A Vision of Britain Through Time . University of Portsmouth . 24 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Bridlington RD . A Vision of Britain Through Time . University of Portsmouth . 11 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210034649/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10173528 . 10 February 2012 .
  4. Book: Stead, I.. Iron Age Cemeteries in East Yorkshire. 1991. English Heritage. London. 1850743517.
  5. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus. Nikolaus Pevsner. The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. 212. Penguin . 1972. reprint . 1975 . Pevsner Architectural Guides. 0140710434.
  6. News: Residents still hit by flooding in Burton Fleming. 28 December 2012. BBC News. BBC. 20 October 2013.
  7. News: Burton Fleming declared 'hedgehog-friendly' village. 28 March 2017. 22 April 2017. BBC News.
  8. News: The village that made itself hedgehog friendly. 22 April 2017. 22 April 2017. BBC News.