Burneston
Burneston is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 244, increasing to 311 at the 2011 Census. The village is close to the A1 road and is about south-east of Bedale.
History
The name Burneston derives from either the Old Norse personal name Bryning or the Old English bryneing meaning 'place cleared by burning', and the Old English tūn meaning 'settlement'.The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as "Brennigston" and at the time was the property of Merleswein the Sheriff. The King passed ownership to Count Alan of Brittany, who made Robert of Moutiers the local landlord.
In 1591 the lordship was granted to Sir Richard Theakston by the Queen. It subsequently passed through the Pierse family of Bedale in 1639, the Wastell family in 1682, to eventually reside in 1830 with Matthew Montagu, 4th Baron Rokeby.
The old Roman road of Dere Street ran near the village and now follows the route of the A1.
The Robinson Almshouses in Main Street, later partly used as a school, were built in 1680 and are Grade II* listed.
Governance
Until 2023, Burneston was part of the Richmond parliamentary constituency. It was removed and added to the expanded Thirsk and Malton Constituency, in part due to areas from that constituency being created into a new seat of Wetherby and Easingwold. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.Geography
The village lies west of the A1 road on the B6285. The nearest settlements are Theakston, to the north; Carthorpe to the south; Snape to the west and Pickhill to the east. It is above sea level.In the late nineteenth century the population was recorded as 253. According to the 2001 UK Census, the population of the village was 244 in 100 households, of which 196 were over sixteen years of age and 124 of those were in employment. There are 107 dwellings in total.