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Burniston is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about four miles north of Scarborough itself, on the A171 road. According to the 2011 UK census Burniston parish had a population of 1,523, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,389.〔 〕 With all the new houses at River Meadows, the population is now roughly 1,500. The parish council is Burniston Parish Council. ==History== The area is famed for its prehistoric legacy. Dinosaur footprints have been found on the rocks at Burniston. The first church was built in 1235, and the first record of a pub was in 1782 when there were three alehouse keepers. A permanent military presence was established in the village with the completion of Burniston Barracks in 1861. In the mid-1990s, the 17th century blacksmith's forge, one of the oldest buildings in the village, was demolished for safety reasons. In 1995, the parish council celebrated its centenary by distributing mugs decorated with the village crest in gold and blue to village schoolchildren. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Burniston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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