Burnsall is a village and civil parish in the district of Craven, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Wharfe in Wharfedale and is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


The Old Grammar School, founded by William Craven
The village is approximately 2 miles (3 km) south-east of Grassington. It has a parish church, a chapel, two hotels with restaurants, a public house and a primary school. A Grade II listed building, Burnsall Primary School is located in the original 1602 grammar school building, a remnant of William Craven of nearby Appletreewick. The Dalesway is crossed by a five-arch bridge. The riverside path from Burnsall to Hebden, 2km to the north-west, dates back to Viking times.

The historic parish of Burnsall covered much of upper Wharfedale. It included the parishes of Appletreewick, Bordley, Conistone with Kilnsey, Cracoe, Hartlington, Hetton, Rylstone and Thorpe, all of which became separate civil parishes in 1866. The parish was in Staincliffe Wapentake and in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when it was moved to North Yorkshire. The 2001 census showed that the parish of Burnsall had a population of 112, but by the 2011 census this had fallen to 110.

The ecclesiastical parish of Burnsall is in the Diocese of Leeds. Church of St. Wilfrid's in Burnsall, a Grade II listed building, is almost entirely perpendicular. It contains an 11th-century baptismal font with carved birds and animals, twelve fragments of Anglo-Saxon sculpture, and a 14th-century alabaster tablet depicting the Adoration of the Magi. The churchyard is entered from the main road through lychgate.

Burnsall is a center for walks, trout fishing, picnics and weddings. The annual Christmas Games in August include amateur competitions, tug of war and horse racing. The local cricket ground is located below Burnsall Fell and is half surrounded by the river.

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