Burton
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Burton, in Wrexham County Borough | |
Location within Wrexham | |
OS grid reference | SJ357576 |
Community | |
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Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WREXHAM |
Postcode district | LL12 |
Dialling code | 01244 |
Police | North Wales |
Fire | North Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Burton (Welsh : Bwrton; Welsh pronunciation ) is a village in the community of Rossett in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The hamlet of Burton Green is a separate settlement and is located around a mile northwest from Burton.
The village is predominantly rural in nature and comprises a mixture of working farms and residential properties.
Burton is 2 miles from the larger village of Rossett, where there is a variety of shops, a primary school, a secondary school, a post office, chemist, a Catholic church, off-licence, and plenty of good pubs and eateries including the award-winning Welsh restaurant 'The Machine House'. There is a popular monthly farmers' market in the village hall.
Despite the proximity to the border with England, 7.7% of Burton residents are Welsh speakers. [1]
It is an ancient village that, before the coming of the North Wales Mineral Railway, was more important than Rossett itself[ citation needed ]. The village dates back to Saxon [ citation needed ] times and was settled by Anglo-Saxons from the Kingdom of Mercia. Today the village is little more than a backwater on the old road between Rossett and Caergwrle.
In the early part of 2002 a trio of friends were metal detecting on a farm close to Burton, when they found a hoard of gold and other artifacts from the Bronze Age. These included a twisted wire bracelet, a necklace called a torc, a bracelet, a pendant and a collection of beads and rings - all gold, along with several axes. The finds later to be known as 'The Burton Hoard' were declared treasure trove and purchased by the National Museum Wales (formerly NMGW) for £85,000. [2]
In September 2021, a three-week archaeological dig was conducted following the discovery of a Roman villa on farmland near Burton Green. [3]
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