Burton-on-Yore (historically also Burton upon Ure) is a

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in the

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district of

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, facing

Masham Masham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,205 at the 2011 census. Etymology In Wensleydale, on the western bank of the River Ure, the name derives from the An ...

across the

River Ure The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England is approximately long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only major dale now named after a village rather than its r ...

(historically the River Yore). There is no village in the parish, but there are two hamlets, Low Burton (or Little Burton) and High Burton (or Great Burton). The parish also includes Nutwith Cote on the west bank of the Ure, between Masham and Grewelthorpe. The population of the parish was estimated at 80 in 2012. Low Burton was the location of Masham railway station from 1875 to 1963. Low Burton Hall dates back to the 15th century. It was the 15th century home of the Wyvill family, before they became lords of

Constable Burton Constable Burton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is east of Leyburn. History The village takes its name from ‘Burton’, meaning a fortified settlement in Old English, and ‘Con ...

. Nutwith Cote was a

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Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 40 ...

. The present farmhouse dates from the 17th century, and is a

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. Burton-on-Yore was historically a

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in the ancient parish of Masham in the

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. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1974 the parish was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire. The parish now shares a grouped parish council, known as Masham Parish Council, with

, Swinton with Warthermarske and Ellington High and Low.

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