Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BURTON

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.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Warcop CP/AP       Westmorland AncC
Place: Burton

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