Burton-in-Lonsdale

54.144835 - 2.533928Koordinaten: 54 ° 9 ' N, 2 ° 32 ' W

Burton-in- Lonsdale is a village with 630 inhabitants and a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.

The place is mentioned in the Doomsday Book. In the 12th century a mound was created as attachment, which was later made ​​up to a moth, were on the two towers. The castle was abandoned in the middle of the 14th century, but today the remains of the plant can be seen on the western edge of the village. The castle is one of several castles in the valley of the River Lune, which no longer exist today, but which was once considered an important line of defense against invasions from the north to England, via the mountain pass of Shap Summit and then along the course of the River Lune at Tebay could be accomplished, protected and still demonstrate the frontier nature of the area after the Norman conquest.

In the late 17th century, the first potteries began to establish itself in Burton- in-Lonsdale, and in the late 19th century, there were up to 13 companies, local tone with the help of the local coal processed at pottery of all kinds. The smoke from the kilns gave the place the nickname "Black Burton " one. The last pottery closed in 1944.

The River Greta, a tributary of the River Lune, flowing on the southern edge of the village.