Barton
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Barton is an archaic English language word meaning lands of the manor or meadow and may refer to several places or people:
Places
- Australia:
- *Barton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- * Division of Barton, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales.
- England:
- *Barton, Cambridgeshire
- *Barton, Cheshire
- *Barton, Chugshire
- *Barton, Cumbria
- *Barton, Devon
- *Barton, Gloucestershire
- *Barton, West Lancashire
- *Barton, Preston, Lancashire
- *Barton, North Yorkshire
- *Barton, Oxfordshire
- *Barton, Warwickshire
- *Barton, Greater Manchester
- *Barton St. David, Somerset
- *Barton Hartshorn, Buckinghamshire
- *Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire
- *Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire
- *Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire
- New Zealand
- *Barton's Bush
- United States:
- *Barton, Maryland
- *Barton, New York
- *Barton, Vermont
- *Barton, Wisconsin
- *Barton County, Missouri
- *Barton Springs in Austin, Texas
- *Barton Hall is a National Historic Landmark in Colbert County, Alabama
People
Barton is also a common family name, most commonly derived directly from a location:- Bruce Fairchild Barton (d. 1967), advertising executive
- Benjamin Smith Barton (d. 1815), American botanist
- Clara Barton (d. 1912), founder of the American Red Cross
- Derek Harold Richard Barton (d. 1998), chemist
- Dick Barton, fictional detective
- Edmund Barton (d. 1920), Australian politician
- Elizabeth Barton (d. 1534), English prophetess
- H Arnold Barton (d. 1920), historian
- Joe Barton (b. 1949), Texas politician
- Mark O. Barton (d. 1999), American murderer
- Mischa Barton (b. 1986), British/American actress
- Richard Barton, early European resident of New Zealand who set up Barton's Bush
- Seth M. Barton (d. 1900), Confederate General
- William Barton (b. 1950), science-fiction author
- [William Barton] Contental General of Rhode Island
Other
- The Barton's Arms, a pub in Aston, Birmingham, England.
- Code-name for a revision of AMD's Athlon XP processor.
- Name of a town on Gaia Online, Barton Town.
- Slang term for the last drags on a cigarette (Oxford)
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