Burton Leonard
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.071, -1.5 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 32 64 |
| Population: | 690 |
| Dialling code: | 01423 (Boroughbridge) |
Burton Leonard is a small village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, set among rolling farmland between Ripon and Harrogate. With medieval origins it keeps a compact core of stone houses and a parish church dedicated to St Leonard, and several listed buildings within a designated conservation area that together underline its historic character.
Today the village combines agricultural surroundings with local amenities such as a primary school and a village pub, alongside residents who commute to nearby towns. Community life is quiet but active, with occasional fairs and village events and easy access to pleasant walking countryside, making it valued for its rural feel while remaining close to larger centres.
Postcode districts covering Burton Leonard
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 18.7 miles
- Bradford 22.3 miles
- York 18.6 miles
- Harrogate 5.8 miles
- Castleford 24.9 miles
- Morley 22.5 miles
- Batley 24.7 miles
- Keighley 21.6 miles
- Yeadon 15.8 miles
- Pudsey 20 miles
- Shipley 20.2 miles
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 23.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Burton Leonard Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Copgrove Parish 1.2 miles
- Bishop Monkton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- South Stainley with Cayton Parish 1.8 miles
- Walkingham Hill with Occaney Parish 2.1 miles
- Westwick Parish 2.2 miles
- Brearton Parish 2.4 miles
- Staveley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Newby with Mulwith Parish 2.5 miles
- Farnham Parish 2.8 miles
- Markington with Wallerthwaite Parish 2.8 miles
- Markenfield Hall Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Burton Leonard
HG3 3TE, HG3 3RY, HG3 3SJ, HG3 3ST, HG3 3DG, HG3 3SB, HG3 3SD, HG3 3SL, HG3 3RX … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15.6 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 30.4 miles
- Knaresborough Railway Station 4.5 miles
- Starbeck Railway Station 5 miles
Hotels near Burton Leonard Ad
- The Masons Arms 1.3 miles
- The Crown Hotel, Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire 3 4.6 miles
- The George Carvery 1.5 miles
- The Inn South Stainley 4 1.6 miles
- Chequers Inn 3.8 miles
- The Black a Moor Inn 3 4 miles
- The Yorkshire 4 5.7 miles
- The Knaresborough Inn - The Inn Collection Group 3 4.3 miles
- Crowne Plaza Harrogate 4 5.4 miles
- Hotel du Vin & Bistro Harrogate 4 5.7 miles
Schools in Burton Leonard
- Burton Leonard C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newby Hall Estate 2.4 miles
- Ripon Racecourse Recreation 3.6 miles
- Fountains Abbey Archaeological site 4.2 miles
- Bewerley Hall Estate 10.8 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 11 miles
- Thirsk Racecourse Recreation 12.5 miles
- Newburgh Priory Country house 15.4 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 15.8 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 16.5 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 16.5 miles
- Jervaulx Abbey Archaeological site 16.6 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 16.6 miles