 The church dedicated to St Giles was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.Burnby was served by Nunburnholme railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1951.Trade group efforts against file sharing

Arts and media industry trade groups, such as the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), strongly oppose and attempt to prevent copyright infringement through file sharing.