Burrow-with-Burrow is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

in the English county of

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. 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 or ...

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

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south of the

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town Kirkby Lonsdale. Administratively it forms part of the

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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 ...

. 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. Domesday Book folio 301v ms detail

In 1086, the

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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 Kirkb ...

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.

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