In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burrill like this:

BURRELL-CUM-COWLING, a township in Bedale parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 1¾ mile SW of Bedale. It has a post office, of the name of Burrell, under Bedale. Acres, 463. Real property, £1,415. Pop., 111. Houses, 25. It forms a curacy, annexed to the rectory of Bedale.

Burrill through time

Burrill is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burrill itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burrill, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11873

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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