Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BURTON-CHERRY

BURTON-CHERRY, a parish in Beverley district, E. R. Yorkshire; near the Hull and Bridlington railway, 3 miles NW by W of Beverley. It has a post office, of the name of Cherry-Burton, under Beverley. Acres, 3,661. Real property, £5,642. Pop., 502. Houses, 106. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £87.* Patron,Bramwell, Esq. The church is recent, in the early decorated English style: and consists of nave, north aisle, and chancel, with a tower.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Beverley RegD/PLU       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Cherry Burton

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