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Rh BURTON. 121) BURTON-COGGLES. BURTON, a par. in the higher div. of the hund. of "Virrali, in the co. palatine of Chester, 9 miles to the >.V. el' Chester, its post town. It is situated on the .E. side of the estuary of the river Dee, and contains he tnshps. of Puddiugton and Burton. The Birken- lead railway pusses about 3 miles to the N.E. of the vil. iurton was formerly a market town, under a grant ob- entury. A hospital was at an earlier date founded at lenwall, ;md endowed by Alexander do Savensby, Bishop f Liehlicld and Coventry. The estate and endowments i-ere given by Henry VII. to the Hospital of St. John he Baptist, ;>.t Liehfield. The living is a perpet. cur. in he dioc. of Chester, worth 54, in the patron, of W. W. ,'ongreve, Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas, i lere is a free school, founded and endowed by Bishop ,Vilson in ITU, the income of which is about 35 per jnnimi. Burton was the birthplace (1663) of Bishop A'ilson. Burton Hull is the principal seat. HURTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Charminster, hund. f George, in the eo. of Dorset, 1 mile to the X. of Dor- hester. ' BURTON, a tuslip. in the par. of Gresford, hund. of (tromfield, in the cu. of Denbigh, North Wales, 5 miles I) the N. of Wrexham. The Shrewsbury and Chester I lilway passes near it. BURTON, a hmlt. iii the par. of Marnhull, hund. of r-turminster-Ncwton-Castle, in the co. of Dorset, 3 miles E. of Stalbridge. Marble is quarried here. BURTON, a tythg. in the par. of Winfrith Newburgh, nund. of Winfrith, in the co. of Dorset. 6 miles to the I BURTON, a tythg. in the par. and hund. of Christ- hurch, in the co. of Southampton, 1 mile to the N. of p'hristchurch. ! BURTON. See BAUTOX, Isle of Wight, Hampshire. I BURTON, a vil. in the par. of Penmark, hund. of ->inas Powis, in the co. of Glamorgan, South Wales, G to the S.E. of Cowbridge. It is near the coast of
 * imed by Bishop Langton about the end of the 13th
 * V. of Wareham.
 * uistol Channel.

! BURTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Bambrough, Bam- _:h ward, in the co. of Northumberland, 5 miles to be E. of Belford. I BURTON, a par. in the hund. of Roose, in the co. of 1 iroke, South Wales, 3 miles to the N. of Pembroke. laverford West is its post town. It is pleasantly situ- >d on the N. bank of Milford Haven, and contains the "f Houghton. Within the par. are the remains uton Castle, which stand in a striking situation by haven, and command a beautiful prospect. The ving is a rcct.* in the dioc. of St. David's, worth 202, .1 the j.atron. of the Earl of Cawdor. There are chapels Belonging to the Wcsleyans and Baptists. The chari- able endowments amount to 8 a year. Near the vil. .s the ferry across the haven. BURTON. See BOURTON-, Shropshire. BURTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Stogursey, hund. of annington, in the co. of Somerset, 6 miles to" the N. W. if Bridgwater. It is seated near the coast of the Bris- i ' iol Channel. BURTON, or BODEXTON, a par. in the hund. of Itotherbridge, rape of Arundel, in the eo. of Sussex, 3 miles to the S. of Petworth, its post town. It is situated >n the river Rother, here crossed by a bridge, and near the Mid-Sussex branch of the London, Brighton, and South Coast railway. The living is a rect. consolidated with that of Coates, in the dioc. of Chichcster, vol. 113, 'i the patron, of George Wyndham, Esq. Burton I'ark is the principal seat, and has a Roman Catholic Impel attached. Some bones of elephants were dug up it this place about 1740. The par. contains 809 acres, v.-ith only two houses. BURTON, a hmlt. in the par. of Warcop, East ward, m the co. of Westmoreland, 2 miles E. of Warcop, where 19 a station on the Eden Valley railway, and 4 miles to the S.E. of Appleby. It is a place of great antiquity,
 * ? proved by the old entrenchments near the hall,

nd the remains of a Romano-British camp. After i he Norman Conquest it became the property of the Hel- tons, in whose possession it continued till 1720, when it passed, by marriage of the heiress of that ancient family, to Thomas Wybergh, of Clifton, whose descendant is the present lord of the manor and proprietor of the soil. It is seated at the Foot of Rutmaii Fell, and contains only six houses and some lead- works at Kirsty Bank, in which the inhabitants are chiefly employed. Christopher Bainbridgc, Archbishop of York, and a cardinal in the reign of Henry VIII., was a native of this village. Ho was murdered in Italy in 1511. The old hall is now occupied as a farmhouse, and has over the staircase the bust and coat of arms of the notorious freebooter John Armstrong. BURTON, a par. joined with Hornsea, in the wap. of Holderness, East Riding of the co. of York. BURTON. See BKETTOS MONK, Yorkshire. BURTON, or WEST BURTON, a tnshp. united with Walden, in the par. of Aysgarth, wap. of West Hang, in the North Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles to the S.E. of Askrigg. It is situated in a picturesque country, on a branch of the river Uro, noted for its abundance of salmon. There is a chapel belonging to the Wesleyanu, and charitable endowments for the poor amounting to 9 a year. BURTON-AGNES, a par. in the wap. of Dickering, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 6 miles to the S.W. of Bridlington. Hull is its post town. It is a station on the Scarborough, Bridlington, and Hull branch of the North-Eastem railway. The par. com- prises the tnshps. of Burton-Agnes, Gransmoor, Hais- thorpe, and Thornholm-on-the- Wolds. The living ia a vie. * in the dioc. of York, val. with the perpet. cur. of Harpham annexed, 897, in the gift of the Hon. and Very Rev. A. Duncombe. The church is dedicated to St. Martin. The charitable endowments of the parish amount to about 60 a year, and consist chiefly of the produce of a bequest by Richard Green in 1563, one- third of which is applied to the support of a free school. The schoolhouse is an ancient building adjoining the church. There is an endowed almsnouso for four widows. Burton House, a mansion erected by Inigo Jones, is the seat of the Boynton family. BURTON, BISHOP. tf BISHOP-BURTON, Yorkshire. BURTON, BLACK. See BUUTON-IX-LOXSDALE, Yorkshire. BURTON -BRADSTOCK, a par. in the lib. of Framp- ton, Bridport div. of the co. of Dorset, 2 miles to the S.E. of Bridport, within the parliamentary franchise of which it is included. It is situated on the coast of the English Channel, at the mouth of the small river Bridy, or Bride. Lofty cliffs, rich in fossils, extend along the beach. In the parish are flax-mills, giving employment to some of the inhabitants. In 1854 the vilkgo was nearly de- stroyed by fire. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Salisbury, val., with the perpet. cur. of Shipton-George, 336, in the patron, of Lord Rivers, who is lord of the manor. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. The parochial charities are of small value. A little to the S.E. of the village are the remains of an ancient castle. BURTON-BY-LINCOLN, a par. in the wap. of Lawress, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles to the N. of Lincoln, its post town. The living is a reel, in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 419, in the patron, of Lord Monson. The church is dedicated to St. Vincent. There are charitable endowments for the poor, amounting to about 40 jper annum. Burton House, situated in a well wooded park, is the seat of Lord Monson, who holds the manor. BURTON, CHERRY, a par. in the Hunsley Beacon div. of the wap. of Harthill, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the N.W. of Beverloy, its post town. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, of the annual val. of 887, in the patron, of the Rev. II. Rams- den. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The charitable endowments are of trifling amount. Cherry- Burton Hall, an old mansion with an embattled front, was probably erected in the reign of James I. BURTON-GOGGLES, a par. in the wap. of Bcltisloe, parts of Kesteven, in the co. of Lincoln, 2 miles to the