In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Burton like this:
BURTON, or Bodexton, a parish in Chichester district, Sussex; on the river Rother and the Arundel canal, near the Mid-Sussex railway, 3 miles SSW of Petworth. Post Town, Petworth. Acres, 809. Real property, £597. Pop., 45. Houses, 9. Burton Park is the seat of the Biddulphs. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Coates, in the diocese of Chichester. Value £113. Patron, George Wyndham, Esq.
Burton through time
Burton is now part of Chichester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chichester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burton, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8291
Date accessed: 04th November 2024
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