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BURTON, a parish in the district and county of Pembroke; on Milford haven at Pembroke ferry, near New Milford r. station, 3 miles N of Pembroke. It includes the village of Houghton; and its Post Town is Pembroke. Acres, 3,815; of which 400 are water. Real property, £2,241. Pop., 1,029. Houses, 195. The property is divided among. a few. Benton Castle is a ruin, with a fine view. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £202.* Patron, the Earl of Cawdor. There are chapels for Baptists and Wesleyans, and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Burton Parish Pembrokeshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Burton |
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