Burton in Lonsdale is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with Lancashire. It is in a part of Lonsdale(the River Lune valley and its tributaries). According to the 2001 census it had a population of 621. The parish is approximately 1500 acres (6 km²) in area and has many farms - dairy, beef and sheep. Little is grown, except grass to feed the animals. A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... For other uses, see Craven (disambiguation). ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Lonsdale can mean: the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, UK Lonsdale, the valley of the River Lune, UK Lonsdale hundred the clothing brand Lonsdale (brand) the car Lonsdale (car) the town near Adelaide Lonsdale, South Australia Lonsdale, a college of Lancaster University Lonsdale College, a fictional college of the University...

Formerly famous for country pottery, now a quiet village situated between two national parks: the Lake District National Park and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and by the side of the River Greta.

Stoneware and earthenware pottery was produced between about 1650 and 1944, in a total of thirteen potteries, and using locally available clay and coal. It is said Burton was known as 'Black Burton' because of the amount of smoke produced by the kilns' fires when firing pots. The firing was carried out over several days at a time, on a regular basis. No doubt the quality of the coal (initially locally sourced) was to blame for the amount of smoke. Burton pottery is notoriously difficult to identify; only one producer, Kilburn, marked his products. However, it has a distinctive rustic 'feel' about it, and can be found at auctions, although one has to be careful and not assume a piece is automatically Burton Pottery.

Further information about Burton can be found at www.burton-in-lonsdale.net.

Coordinates: 54°08′N, 2°32′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...