Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Burton in Lonsdale
	county:-	North Yorkshire
		building/s
	coordinates:-	SD652722
	10Km square:-	SD67
	1Km square	SD6572
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		the adjacent river is the Greta not the Wenning
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Black Burton
		blocks, settlement
	placename:-	Black Burton
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Burton
	placename:-	Burton
	county:-	Yorkshire
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
		Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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		Tour to the Caves in the West Riding of Yorkshire, late 18th century
		Page 243:-
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		... Antoninus's tenth Itinerary runs from Glanoventa or Lanchester, in the county of Durham, ... to Glenovento or Draton, in the county of Salop. In various places by the side of this road are high artificial mounts of earth, which were without doubt the stations of centinels, to prevent any insurrections, or being surprised by an enemy: they may be now seen entire at Burton-in-Lons-
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		[Burton-in-Lons]dale, Overborough, Kirkby-Lonsdale, and Sedbergh. ...
		... Many of the smaller farmers, betwixt Kirkby-Lonsdale and Kendal, earn their bread with carrying coals, during most part of the year, from the pits at Ingleton, Black-Burton, or properly Burton-in-Lonsdale, to Kendal and the neighbouring places for fuel, and burning lime, in order to manure their land. These beds of coal, we were informed, are six or seven feet in thickness. A steam-engine was erected at Black-Burton, more commodiously to work their best collieries. A survey was lately subscribed for to be made, in order to have a canal from these pits to Lancaster, were (sic) coals might be exported; as also to Kendal and Settle, which are towns much in want of fuel. ...
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		... Here [near Yordas Gill above Yordas Cave] was also a quarry of black marble, of which elegant monuments, chimney-pieces, slabs, and other pieces of furniture, are made by Mr. Tomlinson, at Burton-in-Lonsdale. When polished, this marble appears to be made up of entrochi, and various parts of testaceous and piscosous reliques.
	date:-	1760
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s
	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.
	placename:-	Burton
	county:-	Yorkshire
	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.
		Burton
		Buildings and tower.
	placename:-	Burton
	county:-	Yorkshire
	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.
		Burton
		circle, tower, Lancashire
	placename:-	Burton
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Saxton 1579
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		Church, symbol for a parish or village, with a parish church.
		Burton
	placename:-	Burton
	county:-	Eboracensis
		village
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
		canal, Burton to Lancaster
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013

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