Burton, Pembrokeshire
Historical Description
Burton, a parish in Pembrokeshire, on Milford Haven, at Pembroke Ferry, near New Milford, 3 miles N of Pembroke. It includes the villages of Burton and Houghton, and its post town is Haverfordwest. Acreage, 3468 of land, and 200 of water and foreshore; population, 1027. Benton Castle is a ruin, with a fine view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St David's; net value, £220 with residence. Patron, the Earl of Cawdor. The church dates from the 12th century, and has an interesting side chapel. There are Baptist and Wesleyan chapels.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Registration district | Pembroke | 1837 - 1935 |
| Registration district | Haverfordwest | 1936 - 1974 |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Pembrokeshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Burton are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online: