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placename:- Burton
parish Warcop parish, once in Westmorland
county:- Cumbria
locality; building/s
coordinates:- NY744185
10Km square:- NY71

1Km square NY7418

source:- OS County Series (Wmd 16)

County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
Burton

placename:- Burton
date:- 1860=1869
period:- 19th century, late; 1860s

old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)

Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
Page 159:-
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At Burton in Warcop parish was born Christopher Bainbridge, dean of York, bishop of Durham, and archbishop of York, who was sent ambassador by Henry VIII. to the Pope who created him a cardinal: but happening to strike his steward, the revengeful Italian poisoned him, and he died and was buried at Rome 1511.

placename:- Burton
person:- clergyman : Bainbridge, Christopher; Durham, Bishop of; York, Archbishop of
date:- 1789
period:- 18th century, late; 1780s

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin, published by T Bowles, John Bowles and Son, Robert Sayer, and John Tinney, 1760; published 1760-87.
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Burton
circle

placename:- Burton
date:- 1760
period:- 18th century, late; 1760s

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)

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Burton

placename:- Burton
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1746
period:- 18th century, early; 1740s

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)

Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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Burton
Circle, building and tower.

placename:- Burton
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1695
period:- 17th century, late; 1690s

old map:- Jansson 1646

Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
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Burton
Buildings and tower.

placename:- Burton
county:- Westmorland
date:- 1646
period:- 17th century, early; 1640s

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)

Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
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Burton
circle, building and tower

placename:- Burton
date:- 1611
period:- 17th century, early; 1610s

old map:- Saxton 1576

Map, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576; published 1579-1645.
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Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.
Burton

placename:- Burton
county:- Westmorelandia
hamlet
date:- 1576
period:- 16th century, late; 1570s

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1675

Burton

placename:- Burton
date:- 1675
period:- 17th century, late; 1670s

hearth tax returns:- Hearth Tax 1670

in Westmoreland / The Hundred of Bottome of Westmoreland
Burton

placename:- Burton
date:- 1670
period:- 17th century, late; 1670s

Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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