Burrow-with-Burrow is a
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 English county of
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
.
The
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
of Burrow-with-Burrow had a population of 191 recorded in the
2001 census,
decreasing to 182 at the 2011 Census.
It is on the
River Lune
The River Lune (archaically sometimes Loyne) is a river in length in Cumbria and Lancashire, England.
Etymology
Several elucidations for the origin of the name ''Lune'' exist. Firstly, it may be that the name is Brittonic in genesis and der ...
south of the
Cumbrian
The Cumberland dialect is a local Northern English dialect in decline, spoken in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands, not to be confused with the area's extinct Celtic language, Cumbric. Some parts of Cumbria have a mo ...
town
Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale () is a town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, on the River Lune. Historically in Westmorland, it lies south-east of Kendal on the A65. The parish recorded a population of 1,771 in the 2001 ...
. Administratively it forms part of the
City of Lancaster
The City of Lancaster () is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area, which includes the to ...
,
Lancaster itself being some away.
Settlements in the parish include
Nether Burrow, Over Burrow, Overtown and
Cowan Bridge
Cowan Bridge is a village in the English county of Lancashire.
It is south-east of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale where the main A65 road crosses the Leck Beck. It forms part of the civil parish of Burrow-with-Burrow.
Clergy Daughters' School
C ...
.
The parish is sometimes referred to as "Burrow" for brevity.
History
Roman pavements, altars, inscriptions, urns, and coins have been found here; and a Roman milestone is on the road.
In 1086, 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 ...
listed under Craven: ''Torntun & in Borch, Orm vi curactes ad geld.'' (
Thornton-in-Lonsdale
Thornton in Lonsdale is a village and civil parish in the Craven District and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire in England. It is very close to the border with Cumbria and Lancashire and is north of Ingleton and south-east of Kirkby Lons ...
with Burrow-with-Burrow Orm has c720 acres /290ha of plough-land to be taxed.)
That
manor would also have included grazing land but since only arable land was tallied the total area can only be induced. Orm was one of
the family of Norse Noblemen who held the most land in Northern England.
Burrow Hall is a large 18th-century country house set in an estate to the north of the village.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Burrow-with-Burrow
References
External links
GENUKI(tm) page
Civil parishes in Lancashire
Geography of the City of Lancaster
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