ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvənti tˈuː dʒˈɑːn wˈɪlsənz ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɡəzɪtˈɪɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd wˈeɪlz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd kˈɑːnstəbəl bˈɜːtən æz:"ɐ tˈaʊnʃɪp ɪn fˈɪŋhɔːl pˈæɹɪʃ, ˈɛn. ˈɑːɹ. jˈɔːɹkʃɚ; ɐdʒˈeɪsənt tə ðə lˈeɪbɜːn ɹˈeɪlweɪ, θɹˈiː ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚ mˈaɪlz ˈiː ʌv lˈeɪbɜːn.
In 1870–72 John Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Constable Burton as:"a township in Finghall parish, N. R. Yorkshire; adjacent to the Leyburn railway, 3¼ miles E of Leyburn.