Kirkburn

Kirkburn

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.983095
longitude = -0.504899
official_name = Kirkburn
population = 492 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Kirkburn
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = East Yorkshire
post_town = DRIFFIELD
postcode_district = YO25
postcode_area = YO
dial_code = 01377
os_grid_reference = SE981551

Kirkburn is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about Convert|3|mi|km|lk=on south west of Driffield town centre and is on the A614 road.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Kirkburn and the hamlets of Eastburn, Kelleythorpe and Southburn.According to the 2001 UK census, Kirkburn parish had a population of 492.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790991&c=Kirkburn&d=16&e=15&g=390747&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211051040395&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Kirkburn CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-17
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

History

Originally known as Westburn at the time of the Domesday book, the name was changed to Kirkburn after the building of St. Mary's Church in the village between 1130 to 1155; the word "kirk" meaning "church". The church was restored in the 19th century, the work being carried out by John Loughborough Pearson and George Edmund Street.

An important archaeological relic was found in 1987 during the excavation of a nearby Iron Age grave, dateable in the 3rd century BCE. The Kirkburn Sword, as it became known, is described by the British Museum as "probably the finest Iron Age sword in Europe". Its handle is assembled of 37 pieces of iron, bronze and horn and decorated with red glass. Its scabbard is made of iron and polished bronze, decorated with a scroll pattern in the style of La Tène culture, with red glass studs and insets.

References

External links

* [http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/goto?id=OBJ1304 The British Museum describes the Kirkburn Sword]
* [http://www.churchatkirkburn.org.uk ChurchatKirkburn.org.uk - History and other matters relating to St. Mary's church in Kirkburn]


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