Burton is a civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Its core settlement is Burton-by-Lincoln. a village situated approximately 2 mi north of the city of Lincoln. The village sits on the side of the Lincoln Cliff, which overlooks the River Trent Valley. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 625. Burton-by-Lincoln's Grade II listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Vincent of Saragossa. It is part of Springline ecclesiastical parish, which comprises nine churches in twelve communities to the north of Lincoln.