Barton, Cumbria

Barton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Barton and Pooley Bridge, in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It lies about to the north east of Pooley Bridge, east of the River Eamont and west of the B5320 road from Pooley Bridge to Eamont Bridge. The parish, which includes Barton and the larger settlement of Pooley Bridge, was renamed from "Barton" to "Barton and Pooley Bridge" on 1 April 2019, and had a population of 238 at the 2011 Census.

Toponymy

Whaley suggests that 'Barton' is 'the barley farm or outlying grange', from Old English 'beretūn' or, more probably, 'bærtūn', which was used of farms, especially outliers of large estates, used for storing crops."

Buildings

St Michael's Church is a grade I listed building; Glebe Farmhouse and Barton Church Farmhouse are grade II* listed, with a range of farm buildings attached to Barton Church Farmhouse listed at grade II. Several monuments in the church yard are individually listed at grade II.