Burton Leonard

Burton Leonard
Burton Leonard is located in North Yorkshire
Burton Leonard
Burton Leonard
Location within North Yorkshire
Population690 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE327638
• London185 mi (298 km) SSE
Civil parish
  • Burton Leonard
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROGATE
Postcode districtHG3
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°04′09″N 1°30′05″W / 54.06917°N 1.50139°W / 54.06917; -1.50139

Burton Leonard is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, and approximately 7 miles (11 km) south from Ripon. In the 2001 Census, the population of the village was 654,[2] which had risen to 690 by the time of the 2011 Census.[1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population had dropped to 670.[3]

The village is typical of the area, with at its centre a green, one public house, a church, a small primary school, a cricket field and a village shop. Buses run daily from the green to the nearby towns of Harrogate and Ripon.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Burton Leonard Parish (1170216984)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Burton Leonard Parish (36UD017)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2020.