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Byley

Coordinates: 53°13′16″N 2°25′12″W / 53.221°N 2.420°W / 53.221; -2.420
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Byley
The Trent and Mersey Canal at Byley
Byley is located in Cheshire
Byley
Byley
Location within Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ720694
Civil parish
  • Byley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMIDDLEWICH
Postcode districtCW10
Dialling code01606
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°13′16″N 2°25′12″W / 53.221°N 2.420°W / 53.221; -2.420

Byley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about 2 12 miles north of Middlewich.

According to the 2001 census it had a population of 202, increasing to 235 at the 2011 Census.[1]

This small village is said to be the 'Heart Of Cheshire'[citation needed]

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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 May 2015.
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