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Coordinates: 53°51′54″N 0°29′48″W / 53.864926°N 0.496646°W
Cherry Burton 
Cherry Burton
Cherry Burton shown within the East Riding of YorkshirePopulation 1,473 (2001 census)[1] OS grid reference SE989420 Parish Cherry Burton Unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire Ceremonial county East Riding of Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town BEVERLEY Postcode district HU17 Dialling code 01964 Police Humberside Fire Humberside Ambulance Yorkshire EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber UK Parliament Beverley and Holderness List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire Cherry Burton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of the market town of Beverley and lies to the west of the B1248 road.
St Michael and All Angels Church
The civil parish is formed by the village of Cherry Burton and the hamlets of Gardham and High Gardham. According to the 2001 UK census, Cherry Burton parish had a population of 1,473.[1]
The village has a Costcutter shop which also acts as a post office and there is a village hall which holds live musical events and hosts an annual local pantomime. It also houses a traditional village public house known as the Bay Horse which has a popular events every week.
There are very active sports clubs in the village — cricket, football, tennis, and even rounders all have a presence in the village. Both the cricket and football clubs have very buoyant junior sections. Just outside the village is the Golf Course, called Cherry Burton Golf Course.
Cherry Burton suffered badly during the floods of 2007 — a large proportion of houses experienced flooding. The village was cut off for a number of hours on 25 June as a result of the flooding.
The village is one of the few villages in the UK awarded with Fairtrade Village status for promoting fairtrade and local produce. It gained this status on 22 July 2003 and was the second village to do so.[2][3]
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Aerial Photo Cherry Burton circa 1960
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Flooding in the village, 25 June 2007
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Cherry Burton Cricket Club team photo, 15 May 2008
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A winter day in Cherry Burton
References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Cherry Burton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790940&c=Cherry+Burton&d=16&e=15&g=390421&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210876632656&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
- ^ "Fairtrade - Towns List". Fairtrade Foundation. http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get_involved/campaigns/fairtrade_towns/towns_list.aspx. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "Welcome to the Cherry Burton Fairtrade and Local Produce Project". Cherry Burton Fairtrade and Local Produce Project. http://www.cherryburtonftlp.org/. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.
External links
- C.R.E.A.T.E Group to support those who were flooded in June 2007
Categories:- Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- East Riding of Yorkshire geography stubs
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