Burton Constable is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire

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

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. It is located approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) north east of 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...

 city centre and 3 miles (4.8 km) south east of the village of Skirlaugh

Skirlaugh

Skirlaugh is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre on the A165 road. Originally a farming community, it is now primarily a commuter village for Hull.According to the 2001 UK...

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The civil parish is formed by the village of Burton Constable 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 Marton

Marton, East Riding of Yorkshire

Marton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre and east of the village of Skirlaugh.It forms part of the civil parish of Burton Constable....

 and West Newton

West Newton, East Riding of Yorkshire

West Newton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre and south of Hornsea.It forms part of the civil parish of Burton Constable.-References:...

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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 Constable parish had a population of 120.

It is the site of Burton Constable Hall

Burton Constable Hall

Burton Constable Hall is a large Elizabethan country house with 18th and 19th century interiors, and a fine 18th century cabinet of curiosities. The hall, a Grade I listed building, is set in a park designed by Capability Brown with an area of...

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Burton Constable was served from 1864 to 1964 by Burton Constable railway station

Burton Constable railway station

Burton Constable railway station was a station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway, and served the villages of Marton and Burton Constable in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England....

 on the Hull and Hornsea Railway

Hull and Hornsea Railway

The Hull and Hornsea Railway was a branch line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which connected the city of Kingston upon Hull with the east coast seaside holiday resort of Hornsea.-Early proposals and construction:...

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Marmaduke Tunstall

Marmaduke Tunstall

Marmaduke Tunstall was an English ornithologist and collector. He was the author of Ornithologica Britannica , probably the first British work to use binomial nomenclature....

 the ornithologist was born in the village.