Constable Burton is a village and

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, England. It is east of

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History

The village takes its name from ‘Burton’, meaning a fortified settlement in

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, and ‘Constable’ as in 1100 it was granted to Roald, the Chief Constable for the Earl of Richmond. Constable Burton was mentioned in

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in 1086 as being in the

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of "Land of Count Alan" and the county of

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and the population was estimated at 20 households. In 1870–72 John Wilson's ''

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'' described Constable Burton as:

"a township in
Finghall Finghall, historically spelt Fingall, is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is in lower Wensleydale south of the A684 road, about west of Bedale and about east of Leyburn. The population of the parish was estimated a ...
parish, N. R. Yorkshire; adjacent to the Leyburn railway, 3¼ miles E of Leyburn. It includes the hamlet of Studdow. Acres, 2,572. Real property, £3,038. Pop., 224. Houses, 46."

The grade-I-listed Georgian mansion of Constable Burton Hall was built in 1768 by John Carr for Sir Marmaduke Wyvill and is now owned by Marmaduke's great grandson, Charles. The surrounding gardens have been open to the public on selected dates throughout the year since 1977. From 1856 to 1954 Constable Burton railway station on the

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served the village, hall and the rural community. There is passing loop at the site.

Governance

The village is in the

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parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The Member of Parliament since the 2015 general election has been

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, former Prime Minister. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of

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, it is now administered by the unitary

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Community and culture

The village public house, ''The Wyvill Arms'', is a former 18th-century farmhouse and has been featured in the Good Pub Guide. There used to be a school in the village, now converted into housing.

References

External links

{{commons category, Constable Burton
Constable Burton & Finghall Parish Council Website

Constable Burton Gardens website
Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Wensleydale

History

Governance

Community and culture

See also

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