 The village lies just to the east of the B6265 road which links Boroughbridge with the A59 road and is part of Dere Street.The village is south east of Boroughbridge, east of Knaresborough, and north west of York.According to data from the 1831 census the primary industry in Little Ouseburn was focused on agriculture with almost 75% of men aged over 20 being involved in it.