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William Burton (antiquary, died 1645)

Not to be confused with William Burton (antiquary, died 1657).

Portrait of Burton, engraved by Francis Delaram. This engraving was used as a frontispiece to Burton's Description of Leicester Shire (1622).
Portrait attributed to William Segar, Society of Antiquaries of London

William Burton (24 August 1575 – 6 April 1645) was an English antiquarian, best known as the author of the Description of Leicester Shire (1622), the county's first published county history.

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