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Henry I gave the village and living of Burton Bradstock to the great Normandy abbey at Caen in exchange for the royal regalia of William the Conqueror, which the monks claimed had been gifted to them by

The centrepiece of West Burton's village green in Wensleydale is this stepped obelisk, dated 1802.

Beyond lie Woolworth's and the distinctively-styled Burton's building.

Standishgate's mock-Tudor embellishments were added during the 1920s; with the distinctive Burton's building, they lend elegance to the main shopping street.

Originally called the St Leonard's Hotel, the Royal Victoria was the first principal building of the new town laid out by James and Decimus Burton.

The building survived until the late 1930's, when Burtons the tailors built their new shop.

Today Burton is a conservation area; in fact, the village has to be one of the most attractive in the county.

Alongside national names such as Timothy Whites, Burton the tailors and Woolworth's, could be found more local enterprises such as White's Tea Lounge a little further up the hill

(C69062) is replaced by the new block displaying the Betabake fascia beside the Salad Bowl fruit shop, with the Louis Francke ladies' hairdressing salon on the first floor, while opposite Montague Burton's

Part of Kettering Borough, Burton Latimer has grown from a farming community into a small town over the years.

this photograph are the tall Moot Hall, now the Daventry Museum and tourist information centre, and the monument, which was erected by members of the National Hunt committee in memory of Edmund Charles Burton

Because of the relatively small shop sizes the larger retail chains, such as Boots and Burtons, have moved to bigger and better premises in the new Horsefair development - a successful retail location

This stylish Burton's tailoring shop was built in 1932; it replaced many small shops along Old Market and Princess Street.

It is interesting to note that the Burton chain of menswear shops, like the one pictured here (right), have recently celebrated fifty years in business.

The more modern Burtons tailors breaks the line and starts the row of more traditional buildings with their fine pargetted gables.

Started as New Hastings by James Burton and his architect son Decimus in 1828, and later renamed St Leonards, this seaside resort is a grand composition of palatial stucco terraces.

The tall domed building on the left survives as a Burton's clothes store, but the building beyond, with the conical roofed turret, was demolished as part of the 1990s Swansgate shopping centre redevelopment

The buildings visible through the main archway all went after World War I; then, prestige and chain stores such as Burtons and Lincoln’s own department stores congregated in the area between Stonebow

Burton Abbey had around 6,000 and Dieulacres Abbey about 5,000.

The building with the tall chimney stacks dates from the late 19th century; it was the Maternity Hospital and nursing home until the hospital moved to Burton Hill in 1925.