Constable Burton

Constable Burton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Leyburn.

The village takes its name from ‘Burton’, meaning a fortified settlement in Old English, and ‘Constable’ as in from 1100 it was granted to Roald, the Chief Constable for the Earl of Richmond. The village was mentioned in Domesday Book in 1086 as being in the hundred of “Land of Count Alan” and the county of Yorkshire and the population was estimated at 20 households in 1086.

Constable Burton was served by a railway station from 1856 to 1954 on the Wensleydale Railway. This is now a preserved line and the reconstruction of a Victorian Signal box at Constable Burton is ongoing.

The village public house, The Wyvill Arms, is a former 18th-century farmhouse and has been featured in the Good Pub Guide. There used to be a school in the village, this is now converted into housing.

The Grade-I-listed Georgian mansion of Constable Burton Hall was built in 1768 by John Carr for Sir Marmaduke Wyvill and was owned by Marmaduke's great grandson Charles, and now owned by his son D’arcy & family. The surrounding gardens are open to the public on selected dates throughout the year since 1977, including the very popular Annual Tulip Festival.

The Village has a community village hall called “The Reading Room.” The Annual Duck Race is enjoyed by all and usually held in August each year.