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Britton may refer to: * Britton (law), an ancient summary of the Laws of England * Britton (given name) * Britton (surname) Places Canada * Britton, Ontario United States * Britton, Michigan * Britton, Oklahoma * Britton, South Dakota See also

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Britton (law)
''Britton'' is the earliest summary of the law of England in the Law French, French tongue, which purports to have been written by command of Edward I of England, King Edward I. The origin and authorship of the work have been much disputed. It has been attributed to John de Breton, John le Breton, bishop of Hereford, on the authority of a passage found in some manuscripts of the history of Matthew of Westminster; there are difficulties, however, involved in this theory, inasmuch as the bishop of Hereford died in 1275, whereas allusions are made in ''Britton'' to several statutes passed after that time, and more particularly to the well-known statute ''Quia emptores'', which was passed in 1290. It was the opinion of John Selden that the book derived its title from Henry de Bracton, the last of the chief justiciaries, whose name is sometimes spelled in the fine rolls "Bratton" and "Bretton", and that it was a royal abridgment of Bracton's great work on the customs and laws of E ...
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Britton (given Name)
Britton is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Britton Chance (1913–2010), professor of biochemistry and biophysics * Britton Chance, Jr. (1940–2012), American naval architect yacht designer *Britton Colquitt (born 1985), National Football League punter * Britton Johnsen (born 1979), American basketball player *Britton Keeshan (born 1981), American mountain climber *Britton Rice Polydream was an alternative rock band hailing from Madison, Wisconsin. Formed in 2003, the band released an EP, titled ''A Rigid Shard of Balance: 1'', and released its first full-length album, titled ''Send Me to the Sun'', on December 15, 2007. ...