The Burton Stone in its enclosure.
Images
the Burton Stone drawn by Alfred Gill, taken from “This Is York” by CB Knight, 1954
Image credit: Alfred Gill
the stone in front of the old Burton Stone Inn. taken from “The Archive Photographs Series – York” compiled by Amanda Howard, 1995
Image credit: unknown
Articles
From “A Short History of York” by Marguerita Spence and Marian E Everatt (1948):
“....the corner of Burton Stone Lane, where stood the hapel of St. Mary Magdalene. Here travellers prayed for safe guidance through the Forest of Galtres.”
From “York” by John Harvey (1983):
“Soon after this is the corner of Burton Stone Lane, with the historic – or prehistoric – Burton Stone marking the limit of the old jurisdiction of the city on this side of the road.”
From “This Is York” by CB Knight (1954):
“At the far corner of Burton Stone Lane, in front of the Burton Stone Inn, is a stone enclosed in iron railings. This is the Burton Stone, which gives its name to the lane. It recalls the fact that in 1604 there was a violent outbreak of plague in the city, and 3,512 persons are said to have died of it...........Stone crosses were erected on all the main high roads approaching the city at the city boundaries, around which the country people exposed their provisions for sale without entering the city. The Burton Stone was the base of one of these crosses, and remains as a reminder of a very sorrowful time in York’s chequered history. I have not been able to trace what the name Burton signifies. Several members of a family of this name were very active in local affairs at the close of the seventeenth century, and may have resided near by.”
Sites within 20km of Burton Stone
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York Museum Gardens
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Kexby Long Barrow
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Catton Henge
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Danes Hills
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Newton Kyme Henge (Site)
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Danes Hills
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Conjuring Stone
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Barmby Moor
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Kitty Hill
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