▁village ▁of ▁W inton ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁West mor land ▁w itch ▁tri als , ▁during ▁which ▁several ▁women ▁were ▁h anged ▁at ▁Apple by ▁General ▁S essions , ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁bew itch ing ▁Margaret ▁B ouse field . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁W inton ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁sheep ▁re aring ▁in ▁the ▁E den ▁Valley , ▁where ▁the ▁f lock s ▁moved ▁across ▁the ▁hills ▁into ▁past ures ▁new . ▁ ▁More ▁controvers ial ▁was ▁the ▁part ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁York ▁in ▁dealing ▁with ▁invas ions ▁by ▁Sc ots ▁arm ies , ▁ra iding , ▁lo oting ▁and ▁burning , ▁sheep - ste aling . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 3 5 7 ▁the ▁local ▁bishop ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁re dem ption ▁of ▁King ▁David ▁Bruce ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁for ▁the ▁Su ff rag an ▁Michael ▁of ▁York ▁held ▁s way ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁March . ▁ ▁Both ▁Kirk by ▁Stephen ▁and ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁W inton ▁had ▁a ▁grammar ▁school ▁each , ▁where ▁its ▁major ▁benef actor ▁was ▁a ▁Cambridge ▁educated ▁teacher . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Burn ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁free ▁school ▁that ▁took ▁all ▁children ▁from ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁par ishes . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁John ▁Lang hor ne ▁( po et ) ▁ ▁Richard ▁Burn , ▁school ▁benef actor ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ed ▁buildings ▁in ▁W inton , ▁C umb ria ▁List ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁Wel sh ▁end