Byley

{{Short description|Village in Cheshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|coordinates = {{coord|53.221|-2.420|display=inline,title}}

|official_name= Byley

|label_position= left

|population=

|population_ref=

|civil_parish= Byley

|unitary_england= Cheshire West and Chester

|lieutenancy_england= Cheshire

|region= North West England

|country= England

|constituency_westminster= Tatton

|post_town= MIDDLEWICH

|postcode_district= CW10

|postcode_area= CW

|dial_code= 01606

|os_grid_reference= SJ720694

|static_image_name= Trent and Mersey Canal - geograph.org.uk - 444638.jpg

|static_image_caption= The Trent and Mersey Canal at Byley

}}

Byley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about {{frac|2|1|2}} miles north of Middlewich.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 202, increasing to 235 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121535&c=CW9+7SE&d=16&e=62&g=6409037&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1432982554397&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=30 May 2015}}

This small village is said to be the 'Heart Of Cheshire'{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}

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.