2011–2012, a flood alleviation scheme was implemented with funding from DEFRA. Like many other places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Cherry Burton was subject to severe flooding in the 2007 floods. Cherry Burton was served by Cherry Burton railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1865 and 1959, with the station remaining open for another five years for the inward and outward transportation of agricultural produce. The line closed completely in 1965. In 2018, a new footpath from the village to the old railway line opened, which allowed the inhabitants of Cherry Burton to access the Hudson Way, a foot and cycle path built on the formation of the old railway line. Previous to this, to access the path, villagers needed to negotiate the main road out of the village which had no footpaths and where traffic could travel at . Gallery References External links Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire