Byley

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Byley
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Byley
Location within Cheshire
OS grid reference SJ720694
Civil parish
  • Byley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MIDDLEWICH
Postcode district CW10
Dialling code 01606
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53°13′16″N2°25′12″W / 53.221°N 2.420°W / 53.221; -2.420 Coordinates: 53°13′16″N2°25′12″W / 53.221°N 2.420°W / 53.221; -2.420

Byley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about 2+12 miles north of Middlewich.

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According to the 2001 census it had a population of 202, increasing to 235 at the 2011 Census. [1]

This small village is said to be the 'Heart Of Cheshire'[ citation needed ]

During the Second World War, Vickers-Armstrongs operated a shadow factory at Byley assembling Vickers Wellington bombers. The completed aircraft were towed to the nearby RAF Cranage airfield to be test flown.

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References

  1. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 30 May 2015.