Burton, Dorset
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Burton Village is a village and parish in the borough of Christchurch, Dorset
, England. It is situated some 2 miles north-east of Christchurch town centre
Older parts of the village date back to at least the early 18th century but it was greatly expanded in the 1970s and 1980s. Today there are more than 1700 dwellings and the population is around 4000.
The village holds a number of annual events including a Veteran's Day and an Easter Egg Hunt
. Church services are also held on the green at Easter and Christmas including carols around the tree
.
There are a number of listed buildings in the village including the parish church of St. Luke, built around 1874 and designed by the renowned architect Benjamin Ferrey
.
The Avon Valley Path
passes through the village.
Christchurch, Dorset
Christchurch is a borough and town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The town adjoins Bournemouth in the west and the New Forest lies to the east. Historically in Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974 and is the most easterly borough in...
, England. It is situated some 2 miles north-east of Christchurch town centre
Older parts of the village date back to at least the early 18th century but it was greatly expanded in the 1970s and 1980s. Today there are more than 1700 dwellings and the population is around 4000.
The village holds a number of annual events including a Veteran's Day and an Easter Egg Hunt
Egg hunt
Egg hunt is a game during which decorated eggs, real hard-boiled ones or artificial, filled with or made of chocolate candies, of various sizes, are hidden in various places for children to find. The game may be both indoors and outdoors...
. Church services are also held on the green at Easter and Christmas including carols around the tree
Christmas tree
The Christmas tree is a decorated evergreen coniferous tree, real or artificial, and a tradition associated with the celebration of Christmas. The tradition of decorating an evergreen tree at Christmas started in Livonia and Germany in the 16th century...
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There are a number of listed buildings in the village including the parish church of St. Luke, built around 1874 and designed by the renowned architect Benjamin Ferrey
Benjamin Ferrey
Benjamin Ferrey, F.S.A., F.R.I.B.A. was an English architect who worked mostly in the Gothic Revival.-Family:Benjamin Ferrey was the youngest son of Benjamin Ferrey Snr, a draper who became Mayor of Christchurch. He was educated at Wimborne Grammar School....
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The Avon Valley Path
Avon Valley Path
The Avon Valley Path is a long-distance path in the English counties of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset.The path takes its name from the River Avon. From Salisbury it passes through the towns of Downton, Fordingbridge and Ringwood as well as the villages of Odstock, Nunton, Charlton-All-Saints,...
passes through the village.
Notable residents
- Edmund LyonsEdmund Lyons, 1st Baron LyonsAdmiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, GCB, KCH was a British naval commander and diplomat who led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment as Commander of the Black Sea Fleet...
(1790–1858) was a Royal Navy commander and diplomat who was born and lived in the parish of Burton, Christchurch. - Robert SoutheyRobert SoutheyRobert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843...
(1774–1843), writer, poet and later poet laureate; lived in Burton between 1797 and 1799. Many other writers and poets of the day visited him there including his brother in law, Samuel Coleridge, and Sir Walter Scott.