Population 182 (2011) Civil parish Burrow-with-Burrow Country England Shire county Lancashire Dialling code 01524 | OS grid reference SD616756 Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom District City of Lancaster UK parliament constituency Morecambe and Lunesdale | |
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Burrow-with-Burrow is a civil parish in the English county of Lancashire. The parish of Burrow-with-Burrow had a population of 191 recorded in the 2001 census, decreasing to 182 at the 2011 Census.
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Map of Burrow-with-Burrow, UK
It is on the River Lune 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Cumbrian town Kirkby Lonsdale. Administratively it forms part of the City of Lancaster, Lancaster itself being some 17 miles (27 km) away.
Settlements in the parish include Nether Burrow, Over Burrow, Overtown and Cowan Bridge.
The parish is sometimes referred to as "Burrow" for brevity.
History
Roman pavements, altars, inscriptions, urns, and coins have been found here; and a Roman milestone is on the road.
In 1086 the Domesday Book listed on folio 301v under Craven: Torntun & in Borch, Orm vi curactes ad geld. That is in Thornton-in-Lonsdale with Burrow-with-Burrow Orm has c720 acres /290ha of plough-land to be taxed. That manor would also have included grazing land but since only arable land was tallied the total area can only be induced. Orm was one of the family of Norse Noblemen who held the most land in Northern England.
Burrow Hall is a large 18th-century country house set in an estate to the north of the village.