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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 reference	SJ720694
Civil parish	Byley
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MIDDLEWICH
Postcode district	CW10
Dialling code	01606
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North 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

• Listed buildings in Byley
• St John the Evangelist's Church, Byley

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Byley.

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