Constable Burton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Finghall
Historical Forms
- Burton 1279–81 QW
- Conestabel(l) in 1279–81 QW
Etymology
v. burhtun . Burton probably takes its second name Constable from the Constables of Richmond. Stephen, Earl of Richmond, granted it to his constable, Roald, c. 1100 (VCH i. 233). The feudal addition first appears as Conestabel (l ) in 1279–81 QW.
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