OS grid reference SJ720694 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01606 | Civil parish Byley Local time Thursday 1:19 PM | |
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Unitary authority Weather 9°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
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.
Map of Byley, Middlewich, UK
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 202, increasing to 235 at the 2011 Census.
This small village is said to be the 'Heart Of Cheshire'
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.
References
Byley Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA