Burton, Wrexham

Burton
Welsh: *Bwrton*
Burton Welsh: Bwrton;
	Burton, in Wrexham County Borough
	Burton Location within Wrexham
OS grid reference	SJ357576
Community	Rossett;
Principal area	Wrexham;
Preserved county	Clwyd;
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	Wrexham;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Wrexham;
	List of places UK Wales Wrexham 53°06′40″N 2°57′40″W / 53.111°N 2.961°W

Burton is a small village in the community of Rossett in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. The hamlet of Burton Green is a separate settlement and is located a few miles 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]

History

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]