Place:Bishop Burton, Yorkshire, England
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NameBishop Burton
Alt namesBishop-Burtonsource: Family History Library
Catalog
Burtonesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 305
South Burtonsource: www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Bishopburton
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates53.834°N 0.508°W
Located inYorkshire, England
Also located inEast Riding of Yorkshire, England    
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bishop Burton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A1079 road approximately to the west of the market town of Beverley.

According to the 2011 UK census, Bishop Burton parish had a population of 696, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 628.

The parish church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building.


Bishop Burton is home to Bishop Burton College, a further education and higher education college specialising in agriculture and equine studies.

Bishop Burton is also the home to Bishop Burton United Football Club, formed in 2008 as Wilberforce & Larkin Football Club before moving to the village at the start of the 2009–10 season and changing the name to Bishop Burton United so as to emphasise their link with the village and their new home. Bishop Burton United play in the East Riding County Football League Division 3 with matches taking place on Saturdays with a 2pm kick off. United's home ground is the 4G artificial surface at Bishop Burton College. United's local rivals are nearby sides Molescroft Rangers and Market Weighton United. United have a reputation as a progressive and ambitious football club with the lofty aim of gaining semi-professional status within the next 7 years. The club is also known for its broad multicultural mix with Polish, Latvian, French, Indonesian and Nigerian players in their squad.



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