Cherry Burton

Cherry Burton
Cherry Burton
 Cherry Burton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 1,392 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE989420
    London 165 mi (266 km)  S
Civil parishCherry Burton
Unitary authorityEast Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial countyEast Riding of Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BEVERLEY
Postcode district HU17
Dialling code 01964
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentBeverley and Holderness
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Coordinates: 53°51′54″N 0°29′48″W / 53.864926°N 0.496646°W / 53.864926; -0.496646

Cherry Burton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) north-west of the market town of Beverley on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds and lies to the west of the B1248 road.

St Michael and All Angels Church

The civil parish is formed by the village of Cherry Burton and the hamlets of Gardham and High Gardham. According to the 2011 UK Census, Cherry Burton parish had a population of 1,392,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK Census figure of 1,473.[2]

The village has a Costcutter shop which also acts as a post office and a village hall which holds live musical events and hosts an annual local pantomime. The village public house, the Bay Horse, holds events each week.

Sports in the village includes cricket, football, tennis, and rounders. Clubs for cricket and football have junior sections. Just outside the village is a local golf course and caravan park.

The village is one of the few villages in the UK awarded with Fairtrade Village status for promoting fairtrade and local produce. It gained this status on 22 July 2003 and was the second village to do so.[3][4]

Cherry Burton was served by Cherry Burton railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1865 and 1959.[5]

In September 2015, work began in the village on replacing the older sodium based street lighting with newer LED units. The estimated completion date was put at between 2016 and 2017.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Cherry Burton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Cherry Burton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  3. "Fairtrade - Towns List". Fairtrade Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  4. "Welcome to the Cherry Burton Fairtrade and Local Produce Project". Cherry Burton Fairtrade and Local Produce Project. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  5. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  6. Council, East Riding of Yorkshire. "Street light replacements". www2.eastriding.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  • Gazetteer AZ of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4. 

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