schooling, usually The Grange in nearby Somerford. A mobile library visits the area fortnightly. Politics Burton is part of the Burton and Grange ward for elections to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Burton is also a part of the Christchurch parliamentary constituency for elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, currently represented by Conservative MP Christopher Chope. Notable residents Edmund Lyons (1790–1858) was a Royal Navy commander and diplomat who was born and lived in the parish of Burton, Christchurch. Robert Southey (1774–1843), writer, poet and later poet laureate; lived in Burton between 1799 and 1805. He wrote the fairytale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears at his home, Burton Cottage, which he had fashioned from two adjoining properties. Many other writers and poets of the day visited him there including his brother in law, Samuel Coleridge, and Sir Walter Scott. Daniel Gunn (minister) (1774-1848), was a Scottish congregational minister, with a congregation of a thousand in Christchurch, Hampshire from 1816 until his death. His Sunday school was attended by upwards of four hundred children. He lived like a country gentleman at Burton, and died there on 17 June 1848. Citations References External links Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Villages in Dorset Civil parishes in Dorset