Barton, North Yorkshire

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Barton


A ford at Barton, near the village green.

Barton, North Yorkshire (North Yorkshire)
Barton, North Yorkshire

Barton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 884
OS grid reference NZ230088
District Richmondshire
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 54°28′28″N 1°38′43″W / 54.47454, -1.64522

Barton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 884. It is situated near the border with the ceremonial county of County Durham, and only 8 miles south-west of Darlington. The village is recorded as Bartun in the Domesday Book.[1]


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  1. ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names (4th ed.), p. 29.


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