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Burnt Yates
Burnt Yates shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Parish | Clint cum Hamlets |
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| District | Harrogate |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 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 | Skipton and Ripon |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Burnt Yates is a village located in the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Clint cum Hamlets, which is described as being in the rural subdivision of the Borough of Harrogate.[1] The village of Burnt Yates is in the UK Parliament Constituency of Skipton and Ripon, represented by the Conservative MP, David Curry. The village has approximately fifty houses.[2]
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The origins of the name 'Burnt Yates' is not 100% known, but certain suggestions have been made such as 'Some people say that Burnt Yates is called Burnt Yates because down at the bottom of the hill they used to burn gates'[2] and the name just evolved from Burnt Gates.
Burnt Yates is home to the Burnt Yates CE Primary School[1] which Ofsted rated as 'Outstanding' in 2006/2007.[3] In total, 42 children attend this school.[2]
As for high schools, the village has none and the nearest ones are in Harrogate.
Burnt Yates is relatively affluent but with no statistics about the unemployment rates in the village, it can only be an assumption that people from Burnt Yates make a decent living. Burnt Yates is in the Leeds City Region[4] and so it can be assumed a number of the villagers work in the city of Leeds. Because Harrogate is quite close to the village, it is likely too that some villagers work there too.
Burnt Yates is 1.2 miles north of the River Nidd and 10.2 miles east of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The village is surrounded by scenic countryside visited regularly by the West riding Ramblers Association for walks.[5]
Burnt Yates is only a small village and as such has a very limited form of public transport. The majority of people in Burnt Yates wishing to travel would normally drive. However, bus companies, Hodgsons and Little Red Bus run a bus service that passes through Burnt Yates[6] and this, the Number 23 bus service from Harrogate to Markington is the primary bus route through the village.[6]
The main road through Burnt Yates is the B6165, the main road from Knaresborough to Glasshouses, North Yorkshire.[7]
Distance to Major Cities of the UK
| Location | Distance from Burnt Yates (Miles) |
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| Birmingham | 109 |
| Edinburgh | 146 |
| Glasgow | 163 |
| Leeds | 17 |
| Liverpool | 71 |
| London | 186 |
| Manchester | 47 |
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