Burnt Yates

Burnt Yates
Burnt Yates
Burnt Yates shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE251611
• London	180 mi (290 km) SSE
Civil parish	Clint cum Hamlets
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 54°02′46″N 1°37′06″W / 54.0461°N 1.6183°W / 54.0461; -1.6183Coordinates: 54°02′46″N 1°37′06″W / 54.0461°N 1.6183°W / 54.0461; -1.6183

Burnt Yates is a village in the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England.

The village name possibly derived from 'Burnt Gates', based on a belief that nearby gates were burnt.

Burnt Yates is part of the civil parish of Clint cum Hamlets in the rural subdivision of the Borough of Harrogate. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the River Nidd and approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and contains approximately fifty houses. Burnt Yates is in the UK Parliament Constituency of Skipton and Ripon, represented by the Conservative MP, David Curry.

The village school is Burnt Yates CE Primary School which Ofsted rated as 'Outstanding' in 2006-07, and 'Good' in 2011. Forty-two children attend the school. The nearest high schools are in Harrogate.

Countryside surrounding Burnt Yates is used for walking.

The main road through Burnt Yates is the B6165, which is the primary road route from Knaresborough to Glasshouses, North Yorkshire. Bus public transport passing through the village is chiefly that on the route from Harrogate to Markington.

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