Barton is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
Richmondshire
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district of
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
, England. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 837.
It is situated near the border with the
ceremonial county of
County Durham, and is 6 miles south-west of
Darlington.
History
The village is recorded as ''Bartun'' in the ''
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
''. At the time of the Norman invasion the
manor was split between ''Earl Edwin'' and ''Ulf''. Afterwards it was granted to ''Count Alan of Brittany''. In turn he granted the manor to ''
Godric, the steward''. The manor was split, unified and then split again during the 13th century. At the time of Henry III, the manor was following the descent of Richmond. In 1227, part of the lands were granted to ''
Richard of Cornwall
Richard (5 January 1209 – 2 April 1272) was an English prince who was King of the Romans from 1257 until his death in 1272. He was the second son of John, King of England, and Isabella, Countess of Angoulême. Richard was nominal Count of P ...
'' and then to ''Peter de Brus'', lord of Skelton. The manor was further split into mesne lordships, of which Roald of Richmond held one in 1286 and which then followed the descent of the Scropes of Bolton. Other parts of the manor were granted to ''William de Lancaster'' around 1235. By 1330 the lands had passed to the ''Mowbray'' family. When their direct descent ended in 1391, the manor was passed to the ''Ingleby's of Ripley''. In 1579 this line too ended and the land passed to ''John Ward'' whose descendants via marriages included the ''Dodsworth'' and ''Killinghall'' families until 1762. The second part of the manor was passed to ''John de Huddleston'' around 1316. These eventually passed to the descendants of the manors of
Barforth
Barforth is a civil parish in the Teesdale district of County Durham, England, near Gainford, County Durham, Gainford. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 77. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Info ...
and
Cleasby. The remaining mesne lordship was held ''Raplh, son of Ranulph of Richmond'' in 1268 and passed eventually to the ''Wandesford'' family and finally to the ''Dodsworths''
The etymology of the name of the village is derived from the
Old English
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phrase ''bere-tūn'', initially meaning ''barley farm'', but later came to mean a ''demesne farm or outlying grange''.
Governance
The village lies within the Richmond UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Richmondshire North electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Barton ward of Richmondshire District Council.
An
electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north-east to
Cleasby with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,224.
Geography
The village lies east of the old
Roman road of
Dere Street
Dere Street or Deere Street is a modern designation of a Roman road which ran north from Eboracum (York), crossing the Stanegate at Corbridge (Hadrian's Wall was crossed at the Portgate, just to the north) and continuing beyond into what is n ...
.
The village of
Newton Morrell
Newton Morrell is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is from Darlington and from Junction 56 on the A1(M) motorway and north-east of Richmond.
The village was described in the Domesd ...
is the closest to Barton at just to the north-east and
Stapleton northward. Other settlements that are close by include
Melsonby
Melsonby is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies a west of the A1(M) motorway and north of the A66.
Etymology
The second element in the name ''Melsonby'' is the Old Norse suffix ''-by'' ...
to the west,
Middleton Tyas
Middleton Tyas is a village and List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire, civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located near Scotch Corner.
History
The name Middleton is of Old English language, Anglo-S ...
to the south and
Aldbrough St John
Aldbrough St John is a village and civil parish (called just Aldbrough) in the Richmondshire district in North Yorkshire, England. The parish has a population of 325 (2001 census), increasing to 392 at the 2011 Census.
History
In the Nors ...
to the north-west. Barton Beck flows north through the centre of the village creating a ford across Mary Gate. It joins Clow Beck on the north side of the nearby
A1(M)
A1(M) is the designation given to a series of four separate motorway sections in England. Each section is an upgrade to a section of the A1, a major north–south road which connects London, the capital of England, with Edinburgh, the capit ...
and is part of the tributary system of the
River Tees.
Demography
2001 census
The 2001 UK census showed that the population was split 47.8% male to 52.2% female. The religious constituency was made of 83.1% Christian, 0.3% Jewish, 0.6% Muslim and the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 98.9% White British, 0.5% Mixed ethnic and 0.7% White other. There were 376 dwellings.
2011 census
The 2011 UK census showed that the population was split 48.4% male to 51.6% female. The religious constituency was made of 77.3% Christian, 0.1% Muslim and the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 98% White British, 0.1% Mixed ethnic, 0.1% British Asian, 0.1% British Black and 1% each White Other. There were 386 dwellings.
Community and culture
Education in the village is provided by Barton CE Primary School. Pupils would then receive secondary education at
Richmond School and Sixth Form College. There is a public house and a local village store incorporating a post office. The village is home to Barton Cricket Club who play at the playing fields on Church Lane. They compete in the Darlington and District League.
Religion
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There is a Church of England church dedicated to St Cuthbert and St Mary in the village, located on Church Lane. The Grade II listed building dates from 1840 when the two parishes of both the named Saints were brought together due to the ruinous state of both buildings.
There is also a Methodist Chapel located in Church Row that was built in 1829 and repaired in 1878.
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
Richmondshire