Barton is a

linear village Linearity is the property of a mathematical relationship ('' function'') that can be graphically represented as a straight line. Linearity is closely related to '' proportionality''. Examples in physics include rectilinear motion, the linear ...

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

City of Preston, Lancashire The City of Preston () is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. On the north bank of the River Ribble, it was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The ...

, England. The parish had a population of 1,150, of whom 552 were male and 598 were female, according to the 2011 census.

Geography

The village is about north of Preston. The parish is bound by the

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to the west. A bridge carries the A6 over the

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railway north of the village hall. The

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also passes through the parish, splitting the village, west of the motorway, from the rest of the parish. Barton Grange was built as the country residence for Mr John Healey, a local mill owner and was later the home of

Levi Collison Levi Collison (28 December 1875 – 22 October 1965) was an English art publisher and printer and Liberal Member of Parliament. Private life Levi Collison was born in Preston, Lancashire, and educated at private schools. He married and had two so ...

MP. In 1940 it was requisitioned by the

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and is now a hotel. There is a primary school, Barton St Lawrence CofE Primary School, on Jepps Avenue. The modern village hall is on the northern edge of the village.

Community

Barton is within the City of Preston electoral ward of

Preston Rural North Preston Rural North is an electoral ward in the City of Preston, Lancashire, England. The ward is the largest by area in the city, containing the smaller and smallest villages from the northern areas of Preston, from Woodplumpton bordering the ...

, and the Preston Rural electoral division of Lancashire County Council. It is north of Broughton.

History

The parish church of St Lawrence was re-built in 1895 to a design by

Richard Knill Freeman Richard Knill Freeman (1840, Stepney, London – 24 June 1904) was a British architect who began his career at Derby and moved to Bolton, Lancashire in the late 1860s. His work, in Victorian Gothic style and typically recalling the Decorated ...

. It is a Grade II listed building. It is part of the Fellside Team of parishes. The civil parish of Barton was part of

Preston Rural District Preston was a rural district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. It surrounded Preston on the north, west and east sides. The district was created under the Local Government Act 1894. It was abolished in 1974 under the Local Government A ...

throughout its existence from 1894 to 1974.Preston RD
''Vision of Britain'', accessed 9 June 2014 In 1974 the parish became part of the

Borough of Preston The City of Preston () is a city and non-metropolitan district in Lancashire, England. On the north bank of the River Ribble, it was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. The ...

, which became a city in 2002.

References

Gallery

File:Barton_Village_Hall_-_geograph.org.uk_-_209798.jpg, Barton Village Hall File:Milestone_near_Barton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1792082.jpg, "6 miles to Preston milestone File:Barton_Cross_-_geograph.org.uk_-_485325.jpg, Barton Cross File:A_field_of_young_vegetables_north_of_Heathy_Lane_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1394531.jpg, Vegetable field near Barton File:Brickwork_pattern_-_geograph.org.uk_-_637358.jpg, Unique style barn near Barton

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