Burton in Lonsdale explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.145°N -2.5339°W
Official Name:Burton in Lonsdale
Static Image Name:Burton in Lonsdale.jpg
Static Image Caption:Looking south to Burton in Lonsdale
Population:579
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Burton in Lonsdale
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Skipton and Ripon
Post Town:CARNFORTH
Postcode District:LA6
Postcode Area:LA
Os Grid Reference:SD651722

Burton in Lonsdale is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with Lancashire and Cumbria. It is in Lonsdale (the River Lune valley and its tributaries). The parish is approximately 1,500 acres (6 km2) in area and has many farms  - dairy, beef and sheep. Little is grown, except grass to feed the animals.

The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[1]

Formerly famous for country pottery, it is now a quiet village situated between two national parks (the Lake District National Park and the Yorkshire Dales National Park) and by the side of the River Greta.

History

The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book as being in the Hundred of Amounderness, later being recorded in the wapentake of Ewecross.[2] [3] The name derives from the Old English burh-tūn, a farmstead with, or near, a fortification (the castle). It was first recorded in 1130 as being either Burtona de Lanesdala, Burton(a) in Lanesdala, or Burton(a) in Lanesdale.[4] [5] The village contains a motte that is the remains of Burton in Lonsdale Castle.[6] The castle belonged to the Mowbray family, and is believed to have been abandoned sometime in the middle of the 14th century.

In his will of 1593 Henry the 4th Earl of Derby bequeathed his manor of Burton In Lonsdale to his second son the Hon William Stanley who less than two years later became the 6th Earl after the poisoning of his older brother Ferdinando the 5th Earl.

Stoneware and earthenware pottery was produced between about 1650 and 1944, in a total of thirteen potteries, using locally available clay and coal. It is said Burton was known as 'Black Burton' because of the amount of smoke produced by the kilns' fires when firing pots.[7] [8] [9] The firing was carried out over several days at a time, on a regular basis. The quality of the coal (initially locally sourced) was to blame for the amount of smoke. This was eventually replaced by better coal from South and West Yorkshire when the railways arrived in the locality.[10] Burton pottery is notoriously difficult to identify as most potteries did not mark their products.[11] Coal and clay were readily available from the Ingleton Coalfield, which outcropped at Burton in Lonsdale.[12]

The River Greta winds its way past the village to the south.[13] Several woodlands are sited on the banks of the river, some of them ancient. The paths leading to the wood has pottery remnants strewn across them.[14]

Modern village

In 2001, the census recorded 579 people living in the civil parish, which was unchanged at the 2011 Census. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 600.[15] The village has a community run shop (containing a small post-office) where local goods such as meats, cheeses and vegetables are available. It also has a pub, The Punch Bowl.[16]

In August 2014 the village founded a road cycling club called Lonsdale Wheelers CC.[17] The club meets on the first and third Sundays of every month with a 10.00 start from the village shop.

The Village Hall hosts a number of regular clubs and events, details on the Village Hall page.[18] Events include circuit training, a monthly music night, a WI group and karate.

Also for the 2014–15 season a football club, Burton United F.C, was formed and admitted into the North Lancashire and District Football League.[19] The club however folded at the end of the 2015–16 season. The club played their home games at Burton recreation ground.

The village school closed in 2014, after pupil numbers fell to 13. The school had been built in 1853, with money donated by Richard Thornton, a millionaire who had been born in the village. Pupils now travel to Bentham for schooling.[20] [21] The nearest railway station is at, some 3miles away, and the town of Settle is to the south-east.[22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Burton in Lonsdale, in Craven and West Riding Map and description. 2020-12-01. www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
  2. Web site: Burton [in Lonsdale] Domesday Book ]. opendomesday.org . 21 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Genuki: In 1822, the following places were in the Parish of Thornton In Lonsdale:, Yorkshire (West Riding) . www.genuki.org.uk . 21 April 2022.
  4. Book: Ekwall . Eilert . Eilert Ekwall . The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names . 1960 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 0-19-869103-3 . 88 . 4.
  5. Web site: Burton in Lonsdale :: Survey of English Place-Names . epns.nottingham.ac.uk . 21 April 2022.
  6. Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus, Sir . Yorkshire The West Riding . 2003 . Yale University Press . London . 0-300-09662-3 . 152 . 2.
  7. Book: Grabham . Oxley . Yorkshire potteries, pots and potters . 1916 . Yorkshire Philosophical Society . York . 10. 271039103.
  8. Web site: Burton Pottery . burton-in-lonsdale.net . 21 April 2022.
  9. News: Blade . Michelle . Dark history of Burton-in-Lonsdale pottery . 21 April 2022 . www.lancasterguardian.co.uk . 14 January 2021.
  10. Book: Mitchell . W. R. . The story of the Yorkshire Dales . 1999 . Phillimore . Chichester, West Sussex . 1860770886 . 8.
  11. Book: Lawrence . Heather . Yorkshire pots and potteries . 1974 . David & Charles . Newton Abbot . 0-7153-6663-7 . 203.
  12. Book: Bentley . John I. . Ingleton Coalfield 1600-1940 . 2005 . Northern Mine Research Society . Sheffield . 0-901450-58-8 . 16.
  13. Web site: Burton in Lonsdale . getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 21 April 2022.
  14. Web site: Greta Wood . woodlandtrust.org.uk . 21 April 2022 . 6.
  15. Web site: 2015 Population Estimates Parishes . northyorks.gov.uk . 21 April 2022 . 10. December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604015709/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf. 4 June 2022. dead.
  16. News: Newton . Grace . The Punch Bowl, Burton in Lonsdale: Yorkshire community launches bid to buy last of their village's 13 pubs and run it themselves . 5 May 2024 . Yorkshire Post . 2 March 2024.
  17. https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/club/profile?&club_id=7001 British Cycling Page for Lonsdale Wheelers CC
  18. http://www.burton-in-lonsdale.net/VillageHall/index.htm Village Hall Events page
  19. News: Moore . Lindsey . Burton FC faces exciting future with the opening of new sports pavilion . 21 April 2022 . Craven Herald . 22 October 2015.
  20. News: Murphy . Tom . Richard Thornton's CofE Primary School at Burton-in-Lonsdale could be closed . 21 April 2022 . The Westmorland Gazette . 14 November 2013.
  21. News: Webster . Jacob . Part of 160-year-old school on edge of Yorkshire Dales to be demolished for new homes . 21 April 2022 . The Yorkshire Post . 26 October 2021.
  22. Web site: Burton in Lonsdale West Riding . visionofbritain.org.uk . 21 April 2022.
  23. Book: Mitchell . W. R. . The story of the Yorkshire Dales . 1999 . Phillimore . Chichester, West Sussex . 1860770886 . 51.
  24. Web site: Brooke, Burton, Binyon and the Bare Blue Hill . www.northcravenheritage.org.uk . 21 April 2022.
  25. Allibone . T. E. . Thomas Allibone. 10.1098/rsbm.1991.0008 . James Dyson 10 December 1914-22 January 1990 . . 37 . 150 . 1991 . 61284207 . free .
  26. News: Obituary: Professor Geoffrey Holmes . 19 April 2022 . The Independent . 27 November 1993.