Spring Walk through the Prettiest Village in the Wolds | Bishop Burton, Yorkshire.

Bishop Burton | East Yorkshire, England.
Filmed on 09.04.2024
In this blustery springtime walk we take a stroll through the unique and pretty village of Bishop Burton which is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, about 3 miles west of the market town of Beverley.
Got a spare five minutes? View Bishop Burton from above by watching the 'From The Air' film which accompanies this walk.
In 1934, the village was described by a renowned architect as one of the 15 fairest villages in the land, and with its trademark black and white houses, village greens and attractive pond it is not hard to see why images of the village continue to figure in many books and calendars.
The village can be traced back to prehistoric times since traces left from the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Romano-British eras provide evidence for human activity in Bishop Burton for at least 10,000 years. The Domesday Book mentions that the village once belonged to the Archbishop of York, which explains the origins of the name.
The tower of the All Saints Church was erected in about 1240 but a church probably existed on the site from the early 8th century. The church contains a wooden bust of John Wesley carved by James Elwell of Beverley; Wesley preached several times in the village and his bust was originally located in the Wesleyan chapel built in 1840 which still survives today.
A conservation report defining Bishop Burton's special interest states; 'The special character of the Bishop Burton Conservation area is to be found in the survival of this former estate village, whose predominantly white painted cottages are grouped around its two greens and Mere. It nestles in a hollow in the terrain which, with impressive tree cover, on its edges, adds to a feeling of enclosure. It has some strong characteristics, including the importance of its open spaces and its disciplined architecture, where features such as the use of white-painted brickwork, short chimneys, rustic porches and gabled dormers all feature strongly. In the summer, the importance of the trees on its greens and the visually cooling effect of its water create a balance to which other villages can only aspire.'
Intro music: Soldier On by Jamie Paul.
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0:00 Start
07:30 Wesleyan Chapel
10:30 Old School House
12:30 All Saints Church
36:45 Pudding Gate Field
41:25 Bishop Burton College
43:00 Altisidora Pub