Burstwick

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title: "Burstwick" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-the-east-riding-of-yorkshire", "holderness", "civil-parishes-in-the-east-riding-of-yorkshire"] description: "English village and civil parish" topic_path: "general/villages-in-the-east-riding-of-yorkshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burstwick" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary English village and civil parish ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
label_position	top
official_name	Burstwick
static_image	Burstwick Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 11934.jpg
static_image_caption	Burstwick Village Hall
population	1,924
population_ref	(2011 census)
civil_parish	Burstwick
unitary_england	East Riding of Yorkshire
region	Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england	East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster	Beverley and Holderness
post_town	HULL
postcode_district	HU12
postcode_area	HU
dial_code	01964
os_grid_reference	TA227280
london_distance_mi	155
london_direction	S
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| country = England | coordinates = | label_position = top | official_name = Burstwick | static_image = Burstwick Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 11934.jpg | static_image_caption = Burstwick Village Hall | population = 1,924 | population_ref = (2011 census) | civil_parish = Burstwick | unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = Beverley and Holderness | post_town = HULL | postcode_district = HU12 | postcode_area = HU | dial_code = 01964 | os_grid_reference = TA227280 | london_distance_mi = 155 | london_direction = S Burstwick is a village and civil parish in the Holderness region of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about 8 mi east of Hull city centre. It lies on the B1362 road.

History

The name Burstwick derives from the Old English Brustiwīc meaning 'Brusti's trading settlement'.

Burstwick is described as a caput, or principal residence, in the Honour of Holderness, and is listed in the Domesday survey as one of twelve linked manors.

Community

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/All_Saints_Church,_Burstwick.jpg" caption="All Saints' Church"] ::

Burstwick is a few miles from the local market town of Hedon and the villages of Keyingham and Thorngumbald.

According to the 2011 UK census, Burstwick parish had a population of 1,924,{{NOMIS2011 | id = 1170211154 | title = Burstwick Parish | accessdate = 16 February 2018}} an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,813.{{NOMIS2001 | id = 1543504201 | title = Burstwick Parish |accessdate = 6 December 2018

Burstwick was served from 1854 to 1964 by Burstwick railway station on the Hull and Holderness Railway.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Methodist_Church_Burstwick.jpg" caption="Burstwick Methodist Church"] ::

Some low-lying parts of Burstwick were affected by the June 2007 floods which hit most of the county. Several properties were vacated while repair work took place.

Burstwick's church is All Saints', which was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. There is also a Methodist church.

To the north-west of the village is the site of Burstwick Castle which is an ancient scheduled monument.

Amenities

Burstwick contains a public house, the Hare and Hounds and a fish and chip shop, both situated on the main street. Village businesses and services include a petrol station, a park and a village hall. An 18-hole golf course is about 1 mi away.

The local primary school is Burstwick Community Primary School.

References

References

1. "Key to English Place-names".
2. English, Barbara. (1979). "The Lords of Holderness, 1086–1260: A Study in Feudal Society". [[Oxford University Press]].
3. Powell-Smith, Anna. "Burstwick - Domesday Book".
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5. (5 July 2007). "Hull: forgotten after the floods". The Telegraph.
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8. "Burstwick Community Primary School". GOV.UK.

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