Place:


Burton  Westmorland

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burton like this:

BURTON, a hamlet in Warcop parish, Westmoreland; under Rutman fell, 3¼ miles ESE of Appleby. It belonged to the Wyberghs and the Hyltons; and was the birthplace of Cardinal Bainbridge. Lead ore is mined.

Additional information about this locality is available for Warcop

Burton through time

Burton is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burton itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burton, in Eden and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24539

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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