Burnt Yates

Burnt Yates

Houses along the main street
Burnt Yates
Burnt Yates shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE251611
• London 180 mi (290 km) SSE
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARROGATE
Postcode district HG3
Dialling code 01423
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

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 school was required to become an academy following an 'Inadequate' rating in 2016, and As of January 2018 there is a public consultation over its proposed closure.[3] 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.[4] A bus service between Pateley Bridge and Ripon passes through the village.[5]

Distance to Major Cities of the UK

Location Distance from Burnt Yates (Miles)
Birmingham 100
Edinburgh 150
Glasgow 170
Leeds 20
Liverpool 70
London 219
Manchester 45

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Burnt Yates CE Aided Primary School". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Parents pea for support to keep Burnt Yeats School's doors open". The Yorkshire Post. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Google Maps". maps.google.com. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "JKM - Pateley Bridge - Ripon". Bus Times. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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