Burton in Lonsdale
| Burton in Lonsdale | |||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 9 ′ N , 2 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SD651722 | ||
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| Residents | 579 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Post town | CARNFORTH | ||
| ZIP code section | LA6 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Shire county | North Yorkshire | ||
| District | Craven | ||
| Civil Parish | Burton in Lonsdale | ||
| British Parliament | Skipton and Ripon | ||
Burton in Lonsdale is a town of 630 residents and a civil parish in North Yorkshire , England .
The place is already mentioned in the Domesday Book . In the 12th century, an earth wall was built as a fortification, which was later filled into a moth on which two defensive towers stood. The castle was abandoned in the middle of the 14th century, but the remains of the complex can still be seen on the western edge of the village. The castle is one of several castles in the River Lune valley that no longer exist, but which once served as an important line of defense against enemy incursions from the north into England, across the Shap Summit pass and then along the course of the River Lune could be carried out at Tebay , protected and still today demonstrate the borderland character of this area after the Norman conquest.
In the late 17th century, the first potteries began to be established in Burton, Lonsdale, and by the late 19th century there were up to 13 businesses using local clay to make all sorts of pottery using local charcoal. The smoke from the kilns earned the place the nickname "Black Burton". The last pottery closed in 1944.
The River Greta , a tributary of the River Lune, flows on the southern edge of the village.
See also
Web links
- Burton in Lonsdale Town website for information on history and current events.
- Castle Hill in Burton-in-Lonsdale - Castles in the Lune Valley Lancashire County Council
- Pictures from Castle Hill - Burton-in-Lonsdale
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures on Neighborhood.statistics.gov.uk (accessed on August 12, 2015)