OS grid reference SE251611 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district HG3 District Borough of Harrogate Civil parish Clint, North Yorkshire | Country England Post town HARROGATE Shire county North Yorkshire Dialling code 01423 UK parliament constituency Skipton and Ripon | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
Burnt Yates is a village in the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England.
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Map of Burnt Yates, Harrogate, UK
Community
The village name possibly derived from 'Burnt Gates', based on a belief that nearby gates were burnt.
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. 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. Forty-two children attend the school. 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. Bus public transport passing through the village is chiefly that on the route from Harrogate to Markington.
Distance to Major Cities of the UK