Barton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Barton and Pooley Bridge, in Eden District, Cumbria, England. It lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north east of Pooley Bridge, east of the River Eamont and west of the B5320 road from Pooley Bridge to Eamont Bridge. The parish, which includes Barton and the larger settlement of Pooley Bridge, was renamed from "Barton" to "Barton and Pooley Bridge" on 1 April 2019,[1] and had a population of 238 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Etymology
editWhaley suggests that 'Barton' is 'the barley farm or outlying grange', from OE 'beretūn' or, more probably, 'bærtūn', which was used of farms, especially outliers of large estates, used for storing crops."[3] OE=Old English.
Buildings
editSt Michael's Church is a grade I listed building;[4] Glebe Farmhouse[5] and Barton Church Farmhouse[6] are grade II* listed, with a range of farm buildings attached to Barton Church Farmhouse listed at grade II.[7] Several monuments in the church yard are individually listed at grade II.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Barton) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Barton Parish (E04002516)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Whaley, Diana (2006). A dictionary of Lake District place-names. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx, 423 p.19. ISBN 0904889726.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1326830)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Glebe Farmhouse (1336948)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Barton Church Farmhouse (1145234)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Range of farm buildings attached to Barton Church farmhouse (1336950)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
External links
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- Cumbria County History Trust: Barton (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- Barton: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
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