Burnsall

Burnsall is a charming village. Typically it has a large public green, a pub, two churches, a couple of shops, and views to die for.

The distinctive limestone uplands, and hillsides with white walls surround it, but below, south of Burnsall, the valley becomes more wooded, and the moorland skylines increasingly mournful.

The B6160 from Bolton Bridge enters the village near a riverside car park (a charge is made) and meanders between ancient stone houses of the 17th & 18th C. many having mullioned windows. Near the top of the street is St Wilfrid's church, approached through a 17th C. tapsel gate - a lychgate with a `turnstile' entrance. The church was largely rebuilt during the reign of Henry VIII but also houses 14th-century artwork, including a beautiful, sculptured alabaster panel showing the Adoration of the Magi. Evidence of a much older foundation is demonstrated by the crudely carved Norman font, and fragments of some Anglo-Danish crosses of the 9th or 10th C.

Sir William Craven who, in 1612 at his own expense, `repaired and butified' the church, rebuilt both Burnsall bridge and the grammar school just below the church, which he had founded in 1602. It continued as a grammar school until 1876 and is now used as a primary school.

Exploring the riverside paths to Appletreewick, Hebden and Grassington and field path to Thorpe are the best ways to view this beautiful area.

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Links
St Wilfreds Church
Red Lion Hotel
Burnsall VA Primary School Website

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