Burton (near Neston)

Village in Cheshire, England

For the Burton near Tarporley in Cheshire, see Burton (near Tarporley).

Human settlement in England

Burton

St Nicholas' Church, Burton

Burton

Location within Cheshire

Population| 715 (2001 Census)[1]
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
UK Parliament|

* Chester North and Neston

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England
Cheshire

53°15′36″N 3°01′30″W﻿ / ﻿53.260°N 3.025°W﻿ / 53.260; -3.025

Burton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated south of the town of Neston.

At the 2001 Census, the settlement constituted part of the Burton and Ness Ward of the Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston. The population of the village was 715[1] with the ward having a total population of 1,620.[2] As of 2025 Burton is part of Willaston and Thornton Ward.[3][4]

## History

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The village population was recorded at 288 in 1801, 291 in 1851, 222 in 1901 and 667 in 1951.[1] The Cheshire and Chester Record Office has records of baptisms, marriages and burials at the parish church, St Nicholas', dating from 1538.

### Ancient

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Burton was first documented in the Domesday Book and historically was on the route which travellers would take from London to Birkenhead.[5] 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,[5] and Burton's prosperity took a downturn when the river course was diverted in the eighteenth century.

### Modern

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In recent years Burton has become a quiet 'picture postcard' village[citation needed] 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.[6][7]

## Landmarks

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The village is the location of Burton Manor, formerly a residential adult education college operated by Liverpool City Council. Just to the south of Burton is the RSPB's Burton Mere Wetlands reserve.

Burton Point railway station in 1961

Burton had an operational railway station, Burton Point, on the Borderlands Line, from 1889 until 1955. Services were to Wrexham and Seacombe. The station's position, some distance from village, led to a decline in usage as cars became common in the 1950s. The site is still almost entirely intact, the station buildings currently forming part of a garden centre.[8] The line is proposed to be incorporated into Merseyrail, running right into the underground section of Liverpool's city centre.

## Transport

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Public buses serving Burton from 2017:

Number  | Route  | Operator  | Days of operation

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|
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274 | Neston High School – Ellesmere Port  | Aintree Coachlines  | One journey this direction only (Monday to Friday: schooldays only)
W1 | Willaston – Caldy Grammar School/West Kirby Grammar School  | Happy Al's  | One journey each way (Monday to Friday: schooldays only)

## Notable people

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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.

## See also

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* Cheshire portal

* Listed buildings in Burton (near Neston)
* St Nicholas' Church, Burton

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Burton (near Neston)". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
2. ^ "2001 Census: Burton & Ness". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
3. ^ "Ward Profile report: Willaston and Thornton Ward". Cheshire West and Chester Council. 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
4. ^ "Election Maps : Cheshire West and Chester". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
5. ^ a b "History of South Wirral: Burton Village". Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2006.
6. ^ "Millionaires prefer North West to South". People Not Profit. Archived from the original on 30 June 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2006.
7. ^ "That's rich!". Macclesfield Express. 15 January 2001. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
8. ^ "Station Name: BURTON POINT". Disused Stations. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

## Further reading

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* Beazeley, F.C. (1908). Notes on the parish of Burton in Wirral. Liverpool: Henry Young & Sons.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burton, Little Neston and Burton.

* Photographs of Burton

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Principal settlements|

* Chester
* Ellesmere Port
* Frodsham
* Neston
* Northwich
* Winsford

Civil parishes (current)|

* Acton Bridge
* Agden
* Aldersey
* Aldford and Saighton
* Allostock
* Alvanley
* Anderton with Marbury
* Antrobus
* Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel
* Aston
* Bache
* Backford
* Barnton
* Barrow
* Barton
* Beeston
* Bostock
* Broxton
* Burwardsley
* Byley
* Capenhurst
* Carden
* Chester Castle
* Chidlow
* Chorlton
* Chowley
* Christleton
* Churton
* Clotton Hoofield
* Clutton
* Coddington
* Comberbach
* Croughton
* Crowton
* Cuddington (near Eddisbury)
* Cuddington (near Malpas)
* Darnhall
* Davenham
* Delamere and Oakmere
* Dodleston
* Duckington
* Duddon and Burton
* Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford
* Dutton
* Eaton and Eccleston
* Elton
* Farndon
* Frodsham
* Golborne David
* Great Boughton
* Great Budworth
* Guilden Sutton
* Handley
* Hargrave and Huxley
* Hartford
* Harthill
* Helsby
* Huntington
* Ince
* Kelsall
* Kingsley
* Kingsmead
* Lach Dennis
* Lea-by-Backford
* Ledsham
* Little Budworth
* Little Leigh
* Little Stanney
* Littleton
* Lostock Gralam
* Malpas
* Manley
* Marston
* Mickle Trafford and District
* Mollington
* Moston
* Mouldsworth
* Moulton
* Neston
* Nether Peover
* No Man’s Heath and District
* Norley
* Northwich
* Poulton and Pulford
* Puddington
* Rowton
* Rudheath
* Rushton
* Saughall and Shotwick Park
* Shocklach Oviatt and District
* Sproston
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* Stoak
* Stretton
* Sutton Weaver
* Tarporley
* Tarvin
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* Thornton-le-Moors
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* Upton-by-Chester
* Utkinton and Cotebrook
* Waverton
* Weaverham
* Wervin
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* Whitley
* Wigland
* Willington
* Wincham
* Winsford

Civil parishes (former)|

* Aldford
* Ashton Hayes
* Bickley
* Bradley
* Bridge Trafford
* Bruen Stapleford
* Buerton
* Burton
* Caldecott
* Caughall
* Chorlton-by-Backford
* Church Shocklach
* Churton by Aldford
* Churton by Farndon
* Churton Heath
* Claverton
* Cotton Abbotts
* Cotton Edmunds
* Crewe-by-Farndon
* Delamere
* Dunham-on-the-Hill
* Duddon
* Eaton
* Eccleston
* Edge
* Edgerley
* Foulk Stapleford
* Golborne Bellow
* Grafton
* Hampton
* Hapsford
* Hatton
* Hockenhull
* Hoole Village
* Horton-by-Malpas
* Horton-cum-Peel
* Huxley
* Iddinshall
* Kings Marsh
* Larkton
* Lea Newbold
* Lower Kinnerton
* Macefen
* Marlston-cum-Lache
* Mickle Trafford
* Newton by Malpas
* Newton-by-Tattenhall
* Oakmere
* Oldcastle
* Overton
* Picton
* Poulton
* Prior's Heys
* Pulford
* Saighton
* Saughall
* Shocklach Oviatt
* Shotwick
* Shotwick Park
* Stanthorne
* Stockton
* Tattenhall
* Tilstone Fearnall
* Tiverton
* Tushingham cum Grindley
* Utkinton
* Wimbolds Trafford
* Wimboldsley
* Woodbank
* Wychough

Unparished areas|

* Chester
* Ellesmere Port

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* Halton
* Warrington

Major settlements
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* Alsager
* Birchwood
* Bollington
* Chester
* Congleton
* Crewe
* Culcheth
* Ellesmere Port
* Frodsham
* Handforth
* Holmes Chapel
* Knutsford
* Lymm
* Macclesfield
* Malpas
* Middlewich
* Nantwich
* Neston
* Northwich
* Poynton
* Runcorn
* Sandbach
* Warrington
* Widnes
* Wilmslow
* Winsford
See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

Rivers|

* Bollin
* Croco
* Dane
* Dean
* Dee
* Gowy
* Goyt
* Mersey
* Weaver
* Waldron
* Wheelock

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