Burton Pidsea
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- Burton Pidsea
| Burton Pidsea | |
|---|---|
 Church Street, Burton Pidsea | |
  Burton Pidsea Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Population | 944 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TA249312 |
| • London | 155 mi (249 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HULL |
| Postcode district | HU12 |
| Dialling code | 01964 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Burton Pidsea is a village and civil parish in the Holderness area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately 11 miles (18 km) east of Hull city centre.
According to the 2021 UK census, Burton Pidsea parish had a population of 979,[2] compared to the 2011 UK census figure of 944,[1] which itself was an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 888.[3]
There is a church,[4] village hall,[5] a minimarket shop which incorporates on its forecourt a petrol station, two public houses (both of which are now closed), a primary school and a playing field.
Other local amenities include a bowls club.
The church dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[6]
The name Burton derives from the Old English burhtūn meaning 'settlement at the fort'. Pidsea was originally a separate village, deriving from the Old English pidesǣ meaning 'marsh lake'.[7]
