Burton Salmon

Burton Salmon is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with West Yorkshire, and approximately 3 miles (5 km) north from Knottingley, on the A162 road. According to the 2001 Census the parish had a population of 419, reducing slightly to 416 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

Burton Salmon
Burton Salmon Location within North Yorkshire
Population	416 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE492274
• London	160 mi (260 km) SSE
Civil parish	Burton Salmon
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEEDS
Postcode district	LS25
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.74140°N 1.25540°W / 53.74140; -1.25540

It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.^[2] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The village primary school is Burton Salmon Community Primary School. There is also a public house, The Plough Inn, dating from the 17th century, and a Methodist chapel.

Ledgate Lane, Burton Salmon

Toponymy

The place name "Burton Salmon" is formed of two elements. The first originates in Old English and translates as "farmstead of the Britons" (Brettas, genitive Bretta) plus the word tūn, meaning "farmstead, village, settlement". The second element, "Salmon" is a manorial affix, derived from the name Salamone, that of a man who held lands in the area in the 13th century. Although not mentioned in the Domesday Book, the village was recorded as Brettona circa 1160, before the name of the estate holder was appended, and again as Burton Salamon in 1516.^[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Burton Salmon