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| Name | Burton |
| Type | Township, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 55.595°N 1.724°W |
| Located in | Northumberland, England |
| See also | Bamburgh, Northumberland, England | ancient parish of which it was part | | Bamburgh Ward, Northumberland, England | ancient division in which it was located | | Belford Rural, Northumberland, England | rural district of which it was part 1894-1955 | | Bamburgh, Northumberland, England | civil parish into which it was absorbed in 1955 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Burton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "BURTON, a township in Bambrough parish, Northumberland; 5 miles ESE of Belford. Acres: 1,050. Population: 103. Houses: 17."
Burton was a township in the ancient parish of Bamburgh. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 until 1955 it was part of Belford Rural District. In 1955 the civil parish was abolished and the area was absorbed back into Bamburgh.
Research Tips
- Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.
- Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455
- There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.
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