Southburn is a

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and former

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, now in the parish of Kirkburn, in the

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, England. It is situated in the

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just south of the

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, approximately south-west of

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and north-west of

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. In 1931 the parish had a population of 116. Station Cottages Southburn

From 1890 until 1954 Southburn was served by

Southburn railway station Southburn railway station was a railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line. It opened on 1 May 1890 and served the villages of Southburn and Kirkburn in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It closed on 20 September 1954 but the line remai ...

on the

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Governance

Southburn was formerly a

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in the parish of Kirkburn, in 1866 Southburn became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Kirkburn.

Murder of Shane Gilmer

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were alerted to a disturbance at about 9.20 pm on Friday 12 January 2018. On entering the property at 9.58 pm officers found Mr. Gilmer with serious injuries to his right arm and a crossbow wound to his torso. His pregnant girlfriend Laura Sugden was found at a nearby neighbours house with injuries to her head and neck. Mr. Gilmer died at 0.17 am on Saturday 13 January 2018 in

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. The Police released a statement on Friday evening which stated a

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had been found at the property of Mr. Gilmer and Ms. Sugden. Humberside Police issued an arrest warrant for Anthony Lawrence who was also known as Tony Howarth, this named individual lived next door to Mr. Gilmer and Ms. Sugden. Humberside Police on Monday 15 January 2018 stated they had found a body during the hunt for Anthony Lawrence.

References

External links

"Kirkburn: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1892 (Bulmers')"
(includes Southburn),

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.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2012 * Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{EastRiding-geo-stub