Brandesburton

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Brandesburton
Brandesburton shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	1,348 (2001 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	TA117474
Parish	Brandesburton
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DRIFFIELD
Postcode district	YO25
Dialling code	01964
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°54′40″N 0°18′02″W / 53.911166, -0.300644

Brandesburton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately seven miles west of Hornsea and nine miles north-east of the market town of Beverley.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Brandesburton and the hamlets of Burshill and Hempholme. According to the 2001 UK census, Brandesburton parish had a population of 1,348.^[1]

St Mary's Church is built out of cobbles with a brick clerestory and south porch. It exhibits Norman work from the 15th century onwards, which is when the tower was built.

Water Sports centre near Brandesburton

Brandesburton is now known for the Billabong Jet Ski centre which operates throughout the year, the Hainsworth Park Golf Club, The Burton Lodge Hotel and The Dacre Lakeside camping and Caravan Park, which make it a relatively popular holiday destination.

It is located off the A165 which used to pass through the village until the opening of a bypass of it, and neighbouring village Leven, in 1994. A railway station was proposed in 1901 as part of the North Holderness Light Railway between Beverley and North Frodingham, but the line was never built.^[2]

Remains of mammoths and prehistoric elephant tusks have been discovered near the village.