Burnsall, West Riding

Description
Burnsall, a parish in the W. R. Yorkshire, lies on the river Wharfe, 6 miles N of Bolton Abbey, and 9 NE of Skipton. It has a post and telegraph office. The parish includes the townships of Burnsall, Appletreewick, Hartlington, and Thorpe-sub-Montem. Area, 10,429 acres; population, 429. Burusall Fell is 1660 feet high, and the church, which is dedicated to St Wilfrid, stands 511 feet above sea level. The benefice is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon; net annual value, £235 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Craven. There is a grammar school, founded and endowed by Sir W. Craven (afterwards Lord Mayor of London) in 1605. There is also a Wesleyan chapel.