Barton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Barton and Pooley Bridge, in Eden District, Cumbria, England. It lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north east of Pooley Bridge, east of the River Eamont and west of the B5320 road from Pooley Bridge to Eamont Bridge. The parish, which includes Barton and the larger settlement of Pooley Bridge, was renamed from "Barton" to "Barton and Pooley Bridge" on 1 April 2019,[1] and had a population of 238 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Barton
Barton is located in the former Eden District
Barton
Barton
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Barton is located in Cumbria
Barton
Barton
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY486264
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA10
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°38′N 2°48′W / 54.63°N 2.80°W / 54.63; -2.80

Etymology

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Whaley suggests that 'Barton' is 'the barley farm or outlying grange', from OE 'beretūn' or, more probably, 'bærtūn', which was used of farms, especially outliers of large estates, used for storing crops."[3] OE=Old English.

Buildings

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St Michael's Church is a grade I listed building;[4] Glebe Farmhouse[5] and Barton Church Farmhouse[6] are grade II* listed, with a range of farm buildings attached to Barton Church Farmhouse listed at grade II.[7] Several monuments in the church yard are individually listed at grade II.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Eden District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) (Barton) Order 2019" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Barton Parish (E04002516)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ Whaley, Diana (2006). A dictionary of Lake District place-names. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx, 423 p.19. ISBN 0904889726.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael (1326830)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Glebe Farmhouse (1336948)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Barton Church Farmhouse (1145234)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Range of farm buildings attached to Barton Church farmhouse (1336950)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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