Burton, Gowy

Burton

Burton from the fields to the west of the village
Burton
Burton shown within Cheshire
Population 50 (2001)
OS grid reference SJ510638
Civil parish
  • Duddon and Burton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CREWE
Postcode district CW6
Dialling code 01829
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Burton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Duddon and Burton, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. In the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 50.

Burton is referenced on Christopher Saxton's map of Cheshire from 1577[1].

Location

The village is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of Tarvin and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Tarporley. The village lies on Burton Road, with the villages of Duddon to the north and Hoofield to the south. The River Gowy passes approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south west of Burton.

The Eddisbury Way footpath passes through the village.[2]

The village is surrounded by undulating pasture and contains three dairy farms - Burton Farm, Holly Farm and Home Farm. The village is dominated by Burton Hall.

Governance

Burton currently falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and within the Westminster constituency of Eddisbury.

Until 1 April 2015, Burton was a civil parish. Although classified as a civil parish, it had neither a parish council nor a parish meeting, and, consequently, the duties that would normally be performed by these bodies were the responsibility of Cheshire West and Chester Council.

From 1 April 2015, Burton parish was merged with Duddon parish to create a new, larger, Duddon parish.[3][4] On the 1 July 2017 the new Burton parish was renamed to Duddon and Burton.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "16th - 19th Century maps of Cheshire". Cheshire Local History Association. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Explorer 267: Northwich & Delamere Forest (Map) (A1 ed.). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2004. ISBN 0-319-23567-X.
  3. ↑ "Community Governance Review of Burton and Duddon parishes, Notice of Decision, Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007" (PDF). 28 November 2014. pp. 42–43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "BURTON (near Tarvin)". GENUKI. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Notice of change of name of Parish of Duddon". Cheshire West and Chester Council. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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