Book Club
The Lit List – Mad as a March Hare
Top 10: books about insanity This month, we descend into madness with the best of fiction and non-fiction exploring insanity. Fiction Non-fiction
History
Burtonology: how to research family trees and house histories
We’ve put together some of the best and most accessible resources available to help you discover more about your local history. Genealogies If you’re already researching your family tree, or you are thinking about getting started, you may be aware of Ancestry. But did you know that Wiltshire Libraries provide Read more…
BCA Minutes
BCA Trustees – notes of meeting 30th Jan 2024
Minutes from the meeting of the Burton Community Association Trustees held on 30th January 2024 are presented below.
BCA Minutes
BCA General Committee – notes of meeting 30th 2024
Minutes from the meeting of the Burton Community Association General Committee held on 30th January 2024 are presented below.
History
Egg Packing Parlour/ Transport Yard, Hillside, Burton
Author: Chris Bennett Egg Packing Parlour/ Transport Yard, Hillside, Burton This article will focus on some background history relating to the use of the land around the home known as Tyning View, leading to its current business as a ‘transport distribution yard’ on Hillside, Burton. The information has been gathered Read more…
History
Pound Cottage (Part2)
Author: Chris Bennett Pound Cottage, Burton (early/mid C18th) – (Part 2) This article will form part 2 of a previous article relating to Pound Cottage, (part 1 can be found here ) As previously mentioned within part 1, the current owners of Pound Cottage (Simon & Kim) have very kindly Read more…
History
Pound Cottage (Part1)
Author: Chris Bennett Pound Cottage, Burton (early/mid C18th) – (Part 1) This article will primarily focus on providing some brief information on a house known as Pound Cottage, situated on Church Hill, Burton. We hope you can get a flavour of some of the history surrounding this building and its Read more…
Bookmark
Lit List: Burton Book Club 10th Anniversary
This month the Lit List has been taken over by the Burton Book Club as they celebrate their tenth anniversary. When the Book Club first came together in March 2014, who knew that we’d still be going strong ten years later. Over that time we have read everything from enduring Read more…
Bugle Issues
Burton Bugle Issue 66 – March 2024
Dear Readers, Welcome to the thirty eighth edition of the new online Bugle newsletter. A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to the content. To view the Bugle Click here The editorial team would welcome and feedback, any comments please to Bugle@burtonvillage.org Regards Chris On behalf of the editorial Read more…