BURTON, ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON

'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. ^[2]

Contents

History

Ancient

Modern

Famous people

References

See also

External links

History

The population was recorded at 288 in 1801, 291 in 1851, 222 in 1901 and 667 in 1951. ^[3]
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. Owing to its location on trade routes, it is thought to have developed at a faster rate than neighbouring communities. Indeed, during the 14^th 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.

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. (Article on Survey)
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

1. National Statistics 2001 Census: Burton & Ness
2.
3. Cheshire Parishes: Burton (near Neston)

See also

★ St Nicholas' Church, Burton

External links

★ Burton Manor website

★ South Wirral Local History Page

★ People Not Profit Article on Millionaires in Burton

★ Photographs of Burton