Byley

Byley

The Trent and Mersey Canal at Byley
Byley
Byley shown within Cheshire
OS grid reference SJ720694
Civil parish
  • Byley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MIDDLEWICH
Postcode district CW10
Dialling code 01606
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Byley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about 2½ miles north of Middlewich.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 202, increasing to 235 at the 2011 Census.[1]

This small village is said to be the 'Heart Of Cheshire'

During the Second World War, Vickers-Armstrongs operated a shadow factory at Byley assembling Vickers Wellington bombers. The completed aircraft were towed to the nearby RAF Cranage airfield to be test flown.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 May 2015.


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