Southburn
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Southburn is a hamlet
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
, it forms part of the civil parish of Kirkburn
. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds
just south of the A164 road, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Driffield
and 2.5 miles (4 km) north west of Hutton Cranswick
.
Until 1954 Southburn was served by Southburn railway station
on the Selby to Driffield Line
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, it forms part of the civil parish of Kirkburn
Kirkburn
Kirkburn is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about south west of Driffield town centre and is on the A614 road....
. It is situated in the Yorkshire Wolds
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in northeastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie....
just south of the A164 road, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south west of Driffield
Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield....
and 2.5 miles (4 km) north west of Hutton Cranswick
Hutton Cranswick
Hutton Cranswick is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately south of Driffield town centre on the A164 road....
.
Until 1954 Southburn was served by Southburn railway station
Southburn railway station
Southburn railway station was a railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line. It opened on 1 May 1890 and served the villages of Southburn and Kirkburn in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It closed on 20 September 1954.-References:...
on the Selby to Driffield Line
Selby to Driffield Line
The Selby to Driffield Line formed part of a railway which connected the East Coast Main Line and the Yorkshire Coast Line. It crossed largely flat terrain and the Yorkshire Wolds and serviced the towns of Selby, Market Weighton, and Driffield...
.