Burton, Dorset

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OS grid reference SZ1694 Region South West Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Dorset District Christchurch		Civil parish Burton Country England Post town CHRISTCHURCH Local time Tuesday 10:40 AM UK parliament constituency Christchurch

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Burton Village is a village and civil parish in the borough of Christchurch, Dorset, England. It is situated some 2 miles north-east of Christchurch town centre

Map of Burton, Christchurch, UK

Older parts of the village date back to at least the early 18th century but it was greatly expanded in the 1970s and 1980s. Today there are more than 1700 dwellings and the population is around 4000.

The village holds a number of annual events including a Veteran's Day and an Easter Egg Hunt. Church services are also held on the green at Easter and Christmas including carols around the tree.

There are a number of listed buildings in the village including the parish church of St. Luke, built around 1874 and designed by the renowned architect Benjamin Ferrey.

The Avon Valley Path passes through the village.

Notable residents

Edmund Lyons (1790–1858) was a Royal Navy commander and diplomat who was born and lived in the parish of Burton, Christchurch.

Robert Southey (1774–1843), writer, poet and later poet laureate; lived in Burton between 1797 and 1799. Many other writers and poets of the day visited him there including his brother in law, Samuel Coleridge, and Sir Walter Scott.

Daniel Gunn (minister) (1774-1848), was a Scottish congregational minister, with a congregation of a thousand in Christchurch, Hampshire from 1816 until his death. His Sunday school was attended by upwards of four hundred children. He lived like a country gentleman at Burton, and died there on 17 June 1848.

References

Burton, Dorset Wikipedia

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Map of Burton, Christchurch, UK

Notable residents

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