kˈɑːnstəbəl bˈɜːtən wʌz mˈɛnʃənd ɪn dˈoʊmsdeɪ bˈʊk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks æz bˌiːɪŋ ɪnðə hˈʌndɹɪd ʌv "lˈænd ʌv kˈaʊnt ˈælən" ænd ðə kˈaʊnti ʌv jˈɔːɹkʃɚ ænd ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd æt twˈɛnti hˈaʊshoʊldz.
Constable Burton was mentioned in Domesday Book in 1086 as being in the hundred of "Land of Count Alan" and the county of Yorkshire and the population was estimated at 20 households.