Burn is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Selby and 14 miles (22.5 km) south of York. The village is mainly situated around the main A19 road.

The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

To the east of the A19 is Burn Airfield, built in 1942 as a bomber airfield in the Second World War. The airfield was owned by Yorkshire Forward (the regional development agency) prior to the dissolution of that body in 2012, and is now owned by the Homes and Communities Agency. It is now used by Burn Gliding Club.

For some time in the early 21st century there were plans that the airfield might be developed as the site of the European Spallation Source (ESS), a particle accelerator facility to generate neutrons by spallation. Outline planning permission for the ESS was conditionally granted by Selby District Council on 14 September 2005. However, later statements by Lord Sainsbury the then outgoing UK Science Minister that "no major science facility should be built outside existing sites at Oxford and Daresbury" made it appear unlikely that the project would go ahead.

In the 20th century, Burn had a missionary house that was used as a Sunday School. It is now a private dwelling.

George King, a great-grandfather of the Colombian footballer Radamel Falcao, was born in the village.

Facilities and leisure activities in Burn include; The Wheatsheaf Inn public house, Burn Gliding Club, Burn Cricket Club, Methodist Church, Children's Day Nursery and Dog Day Care & Grooming Centre.

The Selby Canal is located to the west of the village which offers an abundance of walks and trails.