Burton
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.jpg) Burton, in Wrexham County Borough | |
  Burton Location withinWrexham | |
| OS grid reference | SJ357576 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WREXHAM |
| Postcode district | LL12 |
| Dialling code | 01244 |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| 53°06′40″N2°57′40″W / 53.111°N 2.961°W /53.111; -2.961 | |
Burton (Welsh:Bwrton;Welsh pronunciationⓘ) is a village in thecommunity ofRossett inWrexham County Borough, Wales. The hamlet ofBurton 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]
It is an ancient village that, before the coming of theNorth Wales Mineral Railway, was more important than Rossett itself[citation needed]. The village dates back toSaxon[citation needed] times and was settled byAnglo-Saxons from the Kingdom ofMercia. Today the village is little more than a backwater on the old road between Rossett andCaergwrle.
In the early part of 2002 a trio of friends weremetal detecting on a farm close to Burton, when they found a hoard ofgold and otherartifacts from theBronze Age. These included a twisted wire bracelet, a necklace called atorc, a bracelet, a pendant and a collection of beads and rings - all gold, along with several axes. The finds later to be known as 'The Burton Hoard' were declaredtreasure trove and purchased by theNational Museum Wales (formerly NMGW) for £85,000.[2]
In September 2021, a three-week archaeological dig was conducted following the discovery of a Roman villa on farmland near Burton Green.[3]
