Your Driffield 2009 � 43
Guide to the villages
found the Methodist
Chapel which was
built in 1868, Beeford
CofE Primary School
and the community
centre which was built
after funds were
raised by villagers.
The village is also
home to the church of
St Leonard, a stone
church with a 15th
century embattled
western tower and
inside the chancel lies
the effigy of the Rev
Thomas Tonge, who
was a former rector at
the church, dated
1472.
Beswick: The vil-
lage of Beswick is sit-
uated along the A164
and is home to the St
Margaret's Church
with its rounded end
wall, a peaceful site
but for the sounds of
the farm animals in
the surrounding
fields.The houses are
all neatly kept and add
to the village's quaint
country feel.
Children from
Beswick and the sur-
rounding area attend
Beswick and Watton
CE Primary School
which is situated
about half a mile out
of the village. The
school, built in 1858,
has the appearance of
a large house from the
front but over the
years has had to be
extended in the rear
yard to accommodate
all the children who
now attend.
Bewholme: The
narrow country lanes
wind and twist with
Bewholme found
nestling along the way.
Houses and farm
buildings are situated
at both sides of the
road and along the
narrow lane can be
found the tiny Church
of St John the Baptist.
Brandesburton:
The village of
Brandesburton has an
air of wealth about it,
with many new prop-
erties being built in
the past few years
attracting more people
to the village which
offers two pubs, a
Cantonese restaurant
and a fish and chip
shop.
The village also has
its own post office, vil-
lage shop, butchers
shop and craft shop
and the Market Cross
stands on the small
village green on
Crosshill. The church,
St Mary's, dates back
to Norman times and
has a square embat-
tled tower at its west
end.
Burton Agnes: The
village boasts a pond,
which is a popular
attraction for the
young and old who
enjoy feeding the
ducks, a post office,
shop and the Blue Bell
pub. The village is
home to St Martin's
Church, a Norman
building, which can be
accessed through an
avenue of yew trees. It
is believed to be the
second church to
stand on this site and
has been altered
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