Burland
Burland | |
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![]() Rose and End Cottages in Stoneley Green | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 580 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ609542 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NANTWICH |
Postcode district | CW5 |
Dialling code | 01270 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Burland is a village and former
According to the 2001 census the civil parish had a total population of 582,[1] decreasing slightly to 580 at the 2011 Census.[3]
History
The civil parish formerly had populations of 371 (1801), 627 (1851), 581 (1901) and 546 (1951).[2]
Governance
Burland was administered by Burland Parish Council. The council consists of nine councillors, who meet monthly. In 2011 the Parish Council launched their own website.[4] From 1974 the civil parish was served by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the unitary authority of Cheshire East.[5] Burland falls in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury,[6] which has been represented by Edward Timpson since 2019,[7] after being represented by Stephen O'Brien (1999–2015) and Antoinette Sandbach (2015–19).
Burland was formerly a township in the parish of Acton,[8] from 1866 Burland was a civil parish in its own right,[9] on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished to form "Burland and Acton".[10]
Geography and transport
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The
The Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union Canal, just south of Hurleston Junction, runs north–south through the civil parish, immediately to the east of Burland village.[11] The canal is crossed by Wrexham Bridge (carrying the A534) and the grade-II-listed Swanley Bridge, which dates from around 1793,[12] as well as three footbridges: Bethills Bridge, Stoneley Green Bridge and Platt's Bridge. North of Swanley Bridge lies Swanley Lock No. 2; the grade-II-listed lock dates from 1805 and is in blue-and-red brick with stone copings.[13]
Several small conifer plantations fall within the civil parish, including Admiral's Plantation and Tally-ho Covert to the north of Ravensmoor, and Long Plantation near Swanley.[11]
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Places of worship
The Baddiley and Ravensmoor Methodist Church, formerly a Wesleyan Chapel, stands on Swanley Lane in Ravensmoor (at SJ 620 507). Dated 1878, the building is in orange brick with stone dressing and has a prominent circular window and pillars capped with decorative stonework.[2] In the Church of England the area is in the parish of Acton (St Mary), see Acton, Cheshire.[14]
A Primitive Methodist Chapel dating from 1833 was in the civil parish; it closed in 1965.[2]
Other notable buildings
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Swanley Hall in Burland is an L-shaped red-brick farmhouse originally dating from the early 16th century.[15] Green Farm House in Burland Upper Green is a red-brick farmhouse dating from the 17th century.[16]
The civil parish also contains several grade-II-listed black-and-white cottages dating from the 17th century, some of which retain thatched roofs. These include Hollybank Cottage in Barracks Lane,[17] Pear Tree Farmhouse and Rose & End Cottages in Stoneley Green,[18][19] and Sparrows Roost in Swanley Lane.[20]
Wrexham Road in Burland village is lined by several grade-II-listed buildings dating from around 1870, formerly cottages of the Peckforton Estates. The red-brick cottages feature hexagonal latticed windows, ornate timber gabling and a prominent central chimney stack.[21] Burland Farm House, also built for the Peckforton Estate, is of a similar date.[22]
Ravensmoor Windmill, a former windmill dating from the early 19th century, has been restored as a residential property.[23]
Burland also has its own shop called Burland Stores.
See also
References
- ^ a b Neighbourhood Statistics: Burland CP
- ^ a b c d Genuki: Burland
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Burland Parish Council Website
- ^ Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 Archived May 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cheshire East Council & Cheshire West and Chester Council: Interactive Mapping: Eddisbury Archived 3 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 1 October 2016)
- ^ Eddisbury Parliamentary constituency, BBC, retrieved 19 December 2019
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Burland Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Cheshire East Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey Explorer 257: Crewe & Nantwich
- ^ Images of England: Swanley Bridge, No.8 (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ Images of England: Swanley Lock No.2 (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ A church near you Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine The Church of England. Accessed 2016-08-29.
- ^ Images of England: Swanley Hall (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ Images of England: Green Farm House (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ Images of England: Hollybank Cottage (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ Images of England: Pear Tree Farmhouse (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ Images of England: Rose Cottage & End-Cottage (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ Images of England: Sparrows Roost (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ For example: Images of England: 1 & 2 Tollemache Cottages (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ Images of England: Burland Farm House (accessed 13 February 2008)
- ^ Images of England: Ravensmoor Windmill (accessed 13 February 2008)
External links
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