For the Burton near Tarporley in Cheshire, see Burton, Gowy
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Burton
Burton shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 1,620 (2001 Census)[1] (Burton & Ness Ward) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ316741 |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NESTON |
| Postcode district | CH64 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Burton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It constituted part of the Burton and Ness Ward of the Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston, with the ward having a total population of 1,620 in the 2001 Census.[1] It is now in Ledsham and Willaston Ward.[2]
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The population was recorded at 288 in 1801, 291 in 1851, 222 in 1901 and 667 in 1951.[3] The Cheshire and Chester Record Office has records of baptisms, marriages and burials at the parish church, St Nicholas', dating from 1538.
Burton was first documented in the Domesday Book and historically was on the route which travellers would take from London to Birkenhead.[4] Owing to its location on trade routes, it is thought to have developed at a faster rate than neighbouring communities. Indeed, during the fourteenth century trade and travel allowed Burton to flourish, standing as it did near the site of embarcation for the ferry to North Wales and on the main route to the city of Chester. However, the build up of silt in the River Dee led to a decrease in shipping trade,[4] and Burton's prosperity took a downturn when the river course was diverted in the eighteenth century.
In recent years Burton has become a quiet 'picture postcard' village much sought after on the property market. In 2001 the village of Burton was ranked eighth overall in a UK market research survey of so-called 'super rich' communities by Philip Beresford of the Sunday Times Rich List, with millionaires making up 16% of the population in its postal district.[5][6]
The village is the location of Burton Manor, formerly a residential adult education college operated by Liverpool City Council. Just to the west of Burton is the RSPB's Inner Marsh Farm reserve.
Burton is the birthplace of Bishop Thomas Wilson (1663-1755), Bishop of Sodor and Man. The popular BBC radio broadcaster John Peel grew up in the village, having been born in Heswall, although media pieces would often mistakenly refer to Liverpool as his place of birth.
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