Burton in Lonsdale
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Burton in Lonsdale is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with Lancashire. It is part of Lonsdale. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 621. The parish is approximately 1500 acres in area and has many farms - dairy, beef and sheep. Little is grown, except grass to feed the animals.
Formerly famous for country pottery, now a quiet village on the edge of two national parks.
Pottery was produced between about 1650 and 1944, in a total of thirteen potteries, and using locally available clay and coal. Both stoneware and earthenware were produced. It is said Burton was known as 'Black Burton' because of the morals of the people living there. Burton pottery is notoriously difficult to identify; only one producer, Kilburn, marked his products. However, it has a distinctive rustic 'feel' about it, and can be found at auctions.
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