Burwardsley

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|unitary_england= Cheshire West and Chester

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|region= North West England

|constituency_westminster= Eddisbury

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Burwardsley is a village and civil parish the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.{{Cite web |title=BURWARDSLEY |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/all-about/burwardsley |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=CheshireLive}} The parish also includes the small villages of Burwardsley, Burwardsley Hill, and Higher Burwardsley. The parish is part of two Cheshire long-distance footpaths, the Sandstone Trail,{{Cite news |title=7 great walks near Tarporley |url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/cheshire/22575760.7-great-walks-near-tarporley/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=Great British Life}} and the Eddisbury Way.{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Keith |title=Cheshire Walks - Peckforton Hills, Higher Burwardsley |url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/cheshire/22603830.cheshire-walks---peckforton-hills-higher-burwardsley/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=Great British Life}}{{Cite web |title=Eddisbury Way walking guide |url=https://www.mcfs.org.uk/walking-guides/eddisbury-way-walking-guide/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Mid-Cheshire Footpath Society}}

The parish church of St John the Divine in Burwardsley dates back to 1730.{{Cite news |last=McIntyre |first=Alex |date=19 April 2023 |title=The tiny 'picturesque' Cheshire village nestled on a hillside with panoramic views |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/tiny-picturesque-cheshire-village-nestled-25371231 |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=CheshireLive}} The village has a village shop with post office and a pub, The Pheasant Inn, with views over the Cheshire plains to Wales and Merseyside. The pub claims to date back to 1650, when there were three ale houses in Burwardsley, although it was not called The Pheasant until the 1970s.

The former primary school has been converted into an outdoor education centre.

See also

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References

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