:Burton, Wrexham

{{Infobox UK place

| country = Wales

| welsh_name = Bwrton

| constituency_welsh_assembly = Wrexham

| coordinates = {{coord|53.111|-2.961|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Burton

| community_wales = Rossett

| unitary_wales = Wrexham

| population =

| lieutenancy_wales = Clwyd

| constituency_westminster = Wrexham

| post_town = WREXHAM

| postcode_district = LL12

| postcode_area = LL

| dial_code = 01244

| os_grid_reference = SJ357576

| static_image_name = Burton Road, Burton (geograph 3445270).jpg

| static_image_caption = Burton, in Wrexham County Borough

}}

Burton ({{langx|cy|Bwrton}}; {{pronunciation|LL-Q9309 (cym)-Jason.nlw-Burton, Wrecsam (Q5000785).wav|Welsh pronunciation|help=no}}) 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/word_files/keydocs/welsh_language_scheme.doc |format=DOC |title=Wrexham County Borough Council Revised Welsh Language Scheme |website= |access-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003083827/http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/word_files/keydocs/welsh_language_scheme.doc |archive-date=3 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}

History

It is an ancient village that, before the coming of the North Wales Mineral Railway, was more important than Rossett itself{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}. The village dates back to Saxon{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}} 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.{{citation|url=http://www.treasurehunting.tv/2013/04/the-burton-hoard.html |title=The Burton Hoard|last=Fargher|first=John|website=Treasurehunting.tv|accessdate=11 May 2013}}

In September 2021, a three-week archaeological dig was conducted following the discovery of a Roman villa on farmland near Burton Green.{{citation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58427470 |title=Rossett Roman villa archaeological dig gets under way|website=BBC News|date=2 September 2021}}

References

External links

[https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3548836 Photographs of Burton and surrounding area on geograph]

Category:Villages in Wrexham County Borough