HISTORY OF BURNBY

Burnby Maps Being a small village, earlier and more detailed maps of Burnby are rare. However, Burnby has been spotted on maps as long as the Wolds have been documented through cartography. This first map was made by famous Cheshire cartographer John Speed (1551/52-1629) in 1610, and can be found on East Riding Archives whatwashere.org website, which is also where the rest of the map excerpts can be explored in greater detail, along with vintage photos from the surrounding ar

Nunburnholme Station is first document in 1848. Originally called Burnby Station, but was renamed Nunburnholme in 1873 after confusion...