In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burniston like this:
BURNISTON, a township in Scalby parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the coast, 3½ miles NNW of Scarborough. Acres, 1,523; of which 123 are water. Real property, £2,558. Pop., 350. Houses, 80.
Burniston through time
Burniston is now part of Scarborough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Scarborough has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burniston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burniston, in Scarborough and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11868
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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