Burton Agnes
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Burton Agnes is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated on the A614
mid way between Driffield
and Bridlington
. Places of interest include an Elizabethan Manor House, Burton Agnes Hall
and a Norman Manor House, Burton Agnes Manor House
. There is also a Church dedicated to St Martin.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Burton Agnes and the hamlet
s of Gransmoor
and Thornholme
.
According to the 2001 UK census
, Burton Agnes parish had a population of 496.
The village is home to an annual Scarecrow
festival which sees the village adorned with many imaginatively decorated scarecrows. The Scarecrow festival started in 2004 and was thought up by a group of children doing lifestyle and originally made the festival to raise money.
Burton Agnes is also home to a small primary school midway up Rudston Road. There are also playing fields up Rudston Road near the cemetery
. These are home to both football and cricket teams, and there is a small bowls
field near the football pitch. On Sunday mornings Bridlington Archery
Club comes to do their archery.
Burton Agnes railway station
on the Yorkshire Coast Line
from Hull
to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970.
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated on the A614
A614 road
The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.Beginning at Redhill, near Calverton in Nottinghamshire at a roundabout with the A60, the road meets the A6097 at a junction which looks like a roundabout but...
mid way between Driffield
Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield....
and Bridlington
Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
. Places of interest include an Elizabethan Manor House, Burton Agnes Hall
Burton Agnes Hall
Burton Agnes Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in the village of Burton Agnes, near Driffield in Yorkshire. It was built by Sir Henry Griffith in 1601–10 to designs attributed to Robert Smythson...
and a Norman Manor House, Burton Agnes Manor House
Burton Agnes Manor House
Burton Agnes Manor House is an English Heritage property, located in the village of Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Built by Roger de Stuteville, it is a surviving example of a Norman manor house, although encased in 18th century brickwork. It is now a Grade I listed...
. There is also a Church dedicated to St Martin.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Burton Agnes and the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
s of Gransmoor
Gransmoor
Gransmoor is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of the town of Bridlington and south east of the village of Burton Agnes.It forms part of the civil parish of Burton Agnes....
and Thornholme
Thornholme
Thornholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of the town of Bridlington and north east of the village of Burton Agnes. It lies on the A614 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Burton Agnes....
.
According to the 2001 UK census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, Burton Agnes parish had a population of 496.
The village is home to an annual Scarecrow
Scarecrow
A scarecrow is, essentially, a decoy, though traditionally, a human figure dressed in old clothes and placed in fields by farmers to discourage birds such as crows or sparrows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.-History:In Kojiki, the oldest surviving book in Japan...
festival which sees the village adorned with many imaginatively decorated scarecrows. The Scarecrow festival started in 2004 and was thought up by a group of children doing lifestyle and originally made the festival to raise money.
Burton Agnes is also home to a small primary school midway up Rudston Road. There are also playing fields up Rudston Road near the cemetery
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
. These are home to both football and cricket teams, and there is a small bowls
Bowls
Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so that they stop close to a smaller "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat or convex or uneven...
field near the football pitch. On Sunday mornings Bridlington Archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
Club comes to do their archery.
Burton Agnes railway station
Burton Agnes railway station
Burton Agnes railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Burton Agnes on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from to Hull and was opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway...
on the Yorkshire Coast Line
Yorkshire Coast Line
The Yorkshire Coast Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs northwards from Hull Paragon to Bridlington and Scarborough calling at other intermediate stations.-History:...
from Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970.