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Rh BURTON- LATIMKB. 431 BURTON-UPON-TREK T. ^Lincolnshire railway crosses the par., with stations at Shepley and Stocksmoor, in Thurstonland, two of its
 * tnshps. The par., which touches thu confines of

Cheshire, is very extensive, comprising an area of 15,990 acres. It includes the chplries. of Hepworth, Hohnfirth, Newuiill, Shepley, and Thurstonland, with the tnshps. of Cartworth, Cumherwortli-Half, Foulston, Shelley, and Wooldale, in the last of which is the popu- lous vil. of Hokufirth. The inhabitants are chiefly em- ployed in manufactures. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 301, in the patron, of the lord chancel- The chur'ch, which was founded in the reign of Edward III., is dedicated to .St. Jolin the Baptist. Be- 3 the. palish church, there are four district churches named after their respective chplries. The livings of all are perpet. curs.,* in the gift of the Vicar of Kirk Bur- There are in the village chapels belonging to the pendents, Wcsleyans, and Primitive Methodists ; and ' hool, founded in 1711. ItURTON-LATIMER, a par. in the hund. of Ilux- in the co. of Northampton, 4 miles to the S.E. . tiering, its post town. It gives name with Isham to a station on the Midland (south-east branch) rail- Some of the inhabitants arc employed in a silk T. Tli" living is a reel.* in the dioc. of Peter- borough, of the annual val. of 1,000, in the patron, of >. Bevan. Esq. The church is dedicated to St. Mary. haritable endowments consist chiefly of the revenue free school, and amount to about 185 per annum. Burtuii Hall is the chief residence. BUKTON-LAZARS, a par. in the hund. of Fram- land, in the co. of Leicester, 2 miles to the S.E. of Mel- ton Mowbray, its post town, which is also a station on .Syston and Peterborough branch of the Midland -. ay. This parish takes the addition to its name from er'a hospital founded here chiefly by Roger de Mow- liray, in the reign of Stephen. It is said to have been hief lazar-houso in England, and was subordinate ,e hospital of St. Lazarus, at Jerusalem. It had a revenue at the Dissolution of 265. This spot was ig, the waters of which were highly esteemed in of leprosy. The hospital was dedicated to SS. Mary and Lazarus. The living is a perpet. cur. an- nuxcd to the vie. of Melton Mowbray, in the dioc. of Peterborough. The church is dedicated to St. Janies. BURTON-LEONARD, a par. in the lower div. of the wap. of Claro, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 5 miles to the N. of Knaresborough, its post town. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 140, in the patron, of the "Dean and Chapter of York. The church is dedicated to St. Helen. The parochial charities pro- duce about 30 per annum. There is a chapel belonging to the Wesleyan Methodists. BURTON, LONG. See LONOBUBTON, Dorsetshire. BURTON, NORTH. See BURTON-FLEMING, York- shire. BURTON-ON-THE-WOLDS, a tnshp. in the par. of Prestwold, hund. of East Goscote, in the co. of Leicester, 4 miles to the E. of Loughborongh. There is a chapel for Wesleyans. The charitable endowments amount to about 17 a year,'and are chiefly the bequests of Miles Newton and John Kirk. The chief residence is Burton Hall. BURTON-OVERY, a. par. in the hund. of Gartree, in the co. of Leicester, 7 5 miles to the S.E. of Leicester, its post town, and 9 miles N. W. of Market Harborough. The par. contains a mineral spring. The living is a rect* in the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 497, in the patron, of Captain W. Thorp, R.N. The church, de- dicated to St. Andrew, is in tho perpendicular and decorated styles, and has recently been repaired. At the east end are two large Gothic windows, and the chancel is separated from the nave by a richly-carved screen. In front of the rectory, which stands on rising ground near the church, is a noble oak tree, planted at the Restoration, by the Rev. Mr. Burdet, from an acorn of the Royal Boscobel Oak. The Independents have a chapel, and there is a Sunday-school. There are chari- table bequests for the poor, worth about 24 per annum. BURTON-PEDWARDINE, a par. in the wap. of Aswurdhurn, parts of Kesteven,in the co. of Lincoln, 4 miles to the S.E. of Sleaford, its post town. The Boston, Sleaford, and Grantham branch of the Great Northern railway passes within a short distance of the village. This place received the addition to its name from the family of the Podwardines, who once held the manor, which had previously belonged to Alan de Craon, one of the fol- lowers of William the Conqueror. The living is a vie. * in the dioc. of Lincoln, worth 339, in the patron, of H. Handley, Esq. The church, which has a very ancient tower, is dedicated to St. Andrew, and contains a monu- mental brass of the year 1631. The parochial charities amount to 4 a year. BURTON-P1DSEA, a par. in the middle div. of the wap. of Holderness, in the East Riding of the co. of York, 12 miles to the E. of Hull, its post town. It is situated, as its name indicates, not far from the sea- coast, and on rising ground, commanding a fine view. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of York, worth 42, in the patron, of tho Dean and Chapter of York. The church is in the perpendicular style, and is dedicated to SS. Peter and Mary. BURTON-PYNSENT, a tying, in the par. of Curry- Rivell, but extending into those of Drayton and Five- head, hund. of Abdick and Bulstoue, in the co. of Somer- set, 2 miles to the S.W. of Langport. On the summit of a wooded hill, commanding a very extensive view, stands the large irregularly-built mansion which was once the seat of the Earl of Chatham, and where the early years of Lady Hester Stanhope were spent. There are several good portraits in the apartments. On an elevated spot near tho house is a column, 140 feet high, erected to the memory of Sir William Pynsent. BURTON-SALMON, a Inshp. in the par. of Monk Frystonc, wap. of Barkstone Ash, in the West Riding of the co. of York, 3 miles to the N.E. of Pontefract. It is a station on the North-Easteni railway. BURTON -UPON-STATHER, a par. in the northern div. of the wap. of Manley, parts of Lindsey, in the co. of Lincoln, 12 miles to the N.W. of Glanford Brigg, its post town. It is situated on the eastern bank of the river Trent, on a stuith or creek near its mouth, and contains the hmlts. of Normanby and Thealby, and part of the limit, of Coleby. This place was formerly a market town, and of larger extent than it is at present. There are several flour-mills on tho river, and the corn trade forms the principal business of the village. The living is a vie. with the rcct. of Flixborough consolidated, in the dioc. of Lincoln. The church is dedicated to St. Andrew. Fairs are held hero on the first Monday in May, and the first Monday after Martinmas. BURTON-UPON-TRENT, a par. and market town, chiefly in the northern div. of the hund. of Offlow, in the co. of Stafford, but partly also in the hund. of Repton and Gresley, in the co. of Derby, 24 miles to the E. of Stafford, and 123 miles from London by the London and North- Western and Midland (west branch) railways. It is a station on the Midland railway, which is here joined by the North Staffordshire line. The parish is situated on the banks of the river Trent, in a pleasant and fertile country, sheltered on the N. and E. by gently sloping hills, from tho summits of which there are extensive prospects over the rich valleys of the Trent and Dove, with tho noble forest of Needwood and the ruins of Tutbury Castle in the distance. It extends over an area of 7,730 acres, comprising, besides the market town of Burton-upon-Trent, the tnshps. of Branstone, Burton Extra, Hominglow, Strctton, Stape-nhill, and Winshill, the two last named being in Derbyshire. Burton is a place of very great antiquity. Its Saxon name was Byrttme and it was the site of one of tho most important and wealthiest abbeys in the country. The abbey was founded in 1004, by Wulfric, one of the earls of Mercia, for monks of the Benedictine order. It was a mitred abbey, and some of the abbots sat in parliament. Various and valuable privileges were confeiTcd on it by several kings, and its revenue amounted at the Dissolution to about 357. The church
 * 'jd as a site for the hospital on account of a mineral