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Byley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about 2½ miles north of Middlewich.

Byley

The Trent and Mersey Canal at Byley
Byley
Location within Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ720694
Civil parish
  • Byley
Unitary authority
  • Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county
  • Cheshire
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMIDDLEWICH
Postcode districtCW10
Dialling code01606
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Tatton
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53.221°N 2.420°W / 53.221; -2.420

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.


See also



References


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






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