Burton, Ellesmere Port and Neston

infobox UK place
country= England
official_name= Burton
map_type= Cheshire
latitude= 53.2602
longitude= -3.0254
population= 1,620 (2001 Census)

(Burton & Ness Ward)
shire_district= Ellesmere Port and Neston
shire_county= Cheshire
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Ellesmere Port and Neston
post_town= NESTON
postcode_district= CH64
postcode_area= CH
dial_code= 0151
os_grid_reference= SJ316741 Burton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the district of Ellesmere Port and Neston in Cheshire, England. It constitutes part of the Burton & Ness Ward of the district, with the ward having a total population of 1,620 in the 2001 Census.citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5948072&c=burton&d=14&e=16&g=428464&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1|title=2001 Census: Burton & Ness|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=11 May|accessyear=2007]

History

The population was recorded at 288 in 1801, 291 in 1851, 222 in 1901 and 667 in 1951. [citeweb|url=http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/burton1.html|title=Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Burton (near Neston)|work=GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy|accessdate=11 May|accessyear=2007] The Cheshire Records Office has records of baptisms, marriages and burials at the parish church, St Nicholas', dating from 1538.

Ancient

Burton was first documented in the Domesday Book and historically was on the route which travellers would take from London to Birkenhead.citeweb|url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g8fqf/southwirral/history.htm#burt |title=History of South Wirral: Burton Village|accessdate=11 May|accessyear=2006] 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, and Burton's prosperity took a downturn when the river course was diverted in the eighteenth century.

Modern

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. [citeweb|url=http://www.peoplenotprofit.co.uk/archive/archive_iss6_8.htm |title=Millionaires prefer North West to South|work=People Not Profit|accessdate=11 May|accessyear=2006] [citeweb|url=http://www.thewilmslowexpress.co.uk/news/s/150/150073_thats_rich.html|title=That's rich!|work=Wilmslow Express|date=15 January 2001|accessdate=11 May|accessyear=2006]

Just to the west of Burton is the RSPB's Inner Marsh Farm reserve.

Famous people

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.

References

ee also

*St Nicholas' Church, Burton

External links

* [http://www.burtonmanor.com/ Burton Manor website]
* [http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/burton.html Photographs of Burton]