Burton in Lonsdale / Black Burton / Boretune

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view of church exterior - south view

the modern church
Scene Description: the modern church
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INFORMATION

FontID: 22575BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of All Saints
Church Patron Saints: All Saints
Church Location: High St, Burton in Lonsdale, Carnforth LA6 3JX, UK -- Tel.: +44 15242 61579
Country Name: England
Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A687, on the N bank of the Greta river, 2-3 km W of Ingleton, 15 km E of Carnforth, 18-20 km NE of Lancaster
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Leeds
Historical Region: Hundred of Amounderness -- formerly Richmondshire
Church Notes: present church is modern (1860s-1870s)
Font Notes:
There is a multiple-place entry for Burton [in Lonsdale] [variant spelling] in the Domesday survey [https://opendomesday.org/place/SD6572/burton-in-lonsdale/] [accessed 7 February 2020] but it mentions neither cleric nor church in it. The entry for this township in Whitaker (1823) mentions no church in it. The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SD6511272139] makes no mention of an earlier church or font. [NB: not clear whether there had been an earlier church here or not, but the township was important and had a medieval castle in it].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 54.1439, -2.5356
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 54° 8′ 38.04″ N, 2° 32′ 8.16″ W
UTM: 30U 530336 5999632