Old Village Street
As one of the older parts of Burghwallis, and as shown in the 1379 poll tax census, home to a variety of tradesmen, the estimated population of the village then stood at 141. Today the tradesman and their trade workshops have all gone yet the […]
The History of Burghwallis and Bentley
It is not often a village can trace its history in such detailed form. We are lucky to be allowed to reproduce the dissertation complied by local historian Margaret Burns which traces our history over the centuries from pre Saxon Days to 1971. It is […]
Great Britain September Clean
Originally scheduled for April the much delayed Burghwallis litter picking exercise finally got underway today Saturday 12th September. The volunteers, all 10 of them, were all in their 60’s 70’s and 80’s. As someone pointed out they were all from the generation that were taught […]