Burton, Wrexham

Burton
Burton, in Wrexham County Borough
Burton is located in Wrexham
Burton
Burton
Location within Wrexham
OS grid referenceSJ357576
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWREXHAM
Postcode districtLL12
Dialling code01244
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Wrexham
53°06′40″N 2°57′40″W / 53.111°N 2.961°W / 53.111; -2.961

Burton (Welsh: Bwrton; ) 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. [1]

  1. ^ "Wrexham County Borough Council Revised Welsh Language Scheme". Archived from the original (DOC) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

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