Little Ouseburn

Little Ouseburn is a small village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the A1 road motorway and 6 miles south-east of Boroughbridge. It consists of two roads, Main Street which is the residential area and Church Lane which contains a Holy Trinity Church that is listed as a grade I listed building. It also has a small brick bridge with a little stream flowing under it leading to new road which leads to Great Ouseburn. According to the 2011 census data the total population of Little Ouseburn is 264.

In the 1870s Little Ouseburn was described as:

History and population

Census data shows that the population of Little Ouseburn dropped significantly between the years of 1840 and 1880 from around 600 to 250. Since then the population has been stable and the 2011 census data states that there are now 264 people living in Little Ouseburn. The 2001 census data stated that there where 226 people so the population has increased slightly.

Ouseburn

Coordinates: 54°58′26″N 1°35′24″W / 54.974°N 1.590°W / 54.974; -1.590

The Ouseburn, a river in Northern England, flows through Newcastle upon Tyne into the River Tyne. It gives its name to the Ouseburn electoral ward.

The Ouseburn has its source at Callerton in the north of the city near Newcastle Airport. It then flows through the Kingston Park area of the city, Newcastle Great Park, Gosforth Park and Whitebridge Park. The Ouseburn then continues through Paddy Freeman' Park in South Gosforth and into Jesmond Dene, Armstrong Park and Heaton Park, where it marks the boundary between Heaton and Sandyford. The river then flows through a culvert before re-emerging under Ouseburn railway viaduct, whence it flows past Ouseburn Farm, Seven Stories and the Toffee Factory and meets the River Tyne.

The river was previously tidal from the Viaduct, revealing dark mud at low tide. However, since 2009 a tidal barrage at the river mouth retains high water in the Ouseburn at low tide, with the objective of providing a more pleasant environment alongside its banks at low tide, thus promoting development. Despite the expense of its construction the Ouseburn barrage has had operational problems and was left open for a length of time while they were corrected.