Burton, Wrexham
Burton
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.jpg) Burton, in Wrexham County Borough | |
  Burton Location within Wrexham | |
| OS grid reference | SJ357576 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| 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; ) 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]
History
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wrexham County Borough Council Revised Welsh Language Scheme". Archived from the original (DOC) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Fargher, John, "The Burton Hoard", Treasurehunting.tv, retrieved 11 May 2013
- ^ "Rossett Roman villa archaeological dig gets under way", BBC News, 2 September 2021
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