Burnt Yates
Coordinates: 54°02′46″N 1°37′06″W / 54.0461°N 1.6183°W
Burnt Yates is a village in the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England.
Community
The village name possibly derived from 'Burnt Gates', based on a belief that nearby gates were burnt.[1]
Burnt Yates is part of the civil parish of Clint cum Hamlets in the rural subdivision of the Borough of Harrogate. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the River Nidd and approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and contains approximately fifty houses.[1] Burnt Yates is in the UK Parliament Constituency of Skipton and Ripon, represented by the Conservative MP, David Curry.
The village school is Burnt Yates CE Primary School which Ofsted rated as 'Outstanding' in 2006-07, and 'Good' in 2011.[2] Forty-two children attend the school.[1] The nearest high schools are in Harrogate.
Countryside surrounding Burnt Yates is used for walking.
Transport
The main road through Burnt Yates is the B6165, which is the primary road route from Knaresborough to Glasshouses, North Yorkshire.[3] Bus public transport passing through the village is chiefly that on the route from Harrogate to Markington.[4]
Distance to Major Cities of the UK
| Location | Distance from Burnt Yates (Miles) |
|---|---|
| Birmingham | 100 |
| Edinburgh | 150 |
| Glasgow | 170 |
| Leeds | 20 |
| Liverpool | 70 |
| London | 180 |
| Manchester | 45 |
Location grid
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References
- 1 2 3 "Burnt Yates CE Aided Primary School". web.archive.org. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ "Burnt Yates Church of England Voluntary Aided (Endowed)Primary School". Web Archive. OFSTED. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "Google Maps". maps.google.com. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ "23 - Buses from Harrogate to Burnt Yates and Markington". getdown.org.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
External links
Media related to Burnt Yates at Wikimedia Commons- Burnt Yates Primary School Website
- "welcome to ramblers Yorkshire!", Ramblersyorkshire.org