Location within the British Isles

Burton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the district of Ellesmere Port and Neston in Cheshire, England. Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Heswall Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Heswall Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... The British Isles consist of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of much smaller surrounding islands. ... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... The Wirral is a peninsula bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ... Ellesmere Port and Neston is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire, England. ... Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a palatine county in North West England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked...

Burton was first documented in the Doomsday Book and historically was on the route which travellers would take from London to Birkenhead. As such, it is thought to have developed at a faster rate than its neighbouring communities. Indeed, during the 14th century trade and travel allowed Burton to flourish, standing as it did near the site of embarcation for the ferry to North Wales and on the main route to the city of Chester. However, the build up of silt on the River Dee led to a decrease in shipping trade, and Burton's prosperity took a downturn. The Domesday Book was a census carried out in England in the eleventh century. ... This article is about the British city. ... Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. ... There are several rivers called Dee in the UK: River Dee, Aberdeenshire, Scotland River Dee, Galloway, Scotland River Dee, Wales (Afon Dyfrdwy) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In recent years Burton has become a quiet 'picture postcard' village, much sought after on the property market. In 2001 the village of Burton was ranked eighth overall in a UK market research survey of so-called 'super rich' communities by Philip Beresford of the Sunday Times Rich List, with millionaires making up 16% of the population in its postal district. Article on Survey

The popular BBC radio broadcaster John Peel grew up in the village, having been born in Heswall, although media pieces would often mistakenly refer to Liverpool as his place of birth. Autobiography John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was a British disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. ... Location within the British Isles Heswall is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. ...

External links

• Burton Manor website
• South Wirral Local History Page
• People Not Profit Article on Millionaires in Burton