ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ tˈeɪks ɪts nˈeɪm fɹʌm bˈɜːtən, mˈiːnɪŋ ɐ fˈɔːɹɾᵻfˌaɪd sˈɛɾəlmənt ɪn ˈoʊld ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, ænd kˈɑːnstəbəl æz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪt wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd tə ɹˈoʊld, ðə tʃˈiːf kˈɑːnstəbəl fɚðɪ ˈɜːl ʌv ɹˈɪtʃmənd.
The village takes its name from ‘Burton’, meaning a fortified settlement in Old English, and ‘Constable’ as in 1100 it was granted to Roald, the Chief Constable for the Earl of Richmond.