The Manor of Burton is mentioned in the Domesday Book, the spelling being Beuretune, and is stated to be worth 2 hydes. The surviving rolls of the Manor began in the reign of Edward III, 1331, and it was here that Henry, Prince of Wales (later Henry V), stationed his troops to watch the movements of Owen Glendower. The most notable of the squires of Eardisland and Lords of the Manor of Burton were the Brewster and the Clowes families. The Brewsters first appear in the middle of the 17th Century and remained in continuous occupation until 1865. In 1865 the estate was bought by John Clowes, who was by all accounts a typical country gentleman of the Victorian era. John Clowes handed the estate over to his son, Colonel Peter Legh Clowes when his son married in 1895. The period between 1902 and 1914 may be considered the hey-day of Burton Court in recent times, when the court staff alone numbered around 23. Colonel Clowes died in 1925, and his widow in November 1949. In May 1950 the estate 1,050 acres was broken up and sold in lots. In 1960 it was bought by the present owner, Lieut. Cdr. Robert Macaulay Simpson, for use as a residence and for a soft fruit growing enterprise. There have been a number of unexplained happenings over the years. An apparition was witnessed in the Billards Room, and three different spirits witnessed in the Great Hall.