Burford
Burford ranks 14,748th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Holten, Steenwijk, and Landover, Maryland. The most famous people from Burford are William Beechey. Burford has been the birth place of many painters. Burford is located in United Kingdom.
Burford is a town on the River Windrush, in the Cotswold hills, in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England. It is often referred to as the 'gateway' to the Cotswolds. Burford is located 18 miles (29 km) west of Oxford and 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Cheltenham, about 2 miles (3 km) from the Gloucestershire boundary. The toponym derives from the Old English words burh meaning fortified town or hilltown and ford, the crossing of a river. The 2011 Census recorded the population of Burford parish as 1,422. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1753, Burford was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including William Beechey.
People Born in Burford
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Burford were painters (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history painters have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Burford, including William Beechey.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Burford since 1700.
