Byley | |
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The Trent and Mersey Canal at Byley |
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Byley shown within Cheshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ720694 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MIDDLEWICH |
Postcode district | CW10 |
Dialling code | 01606 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | |
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.
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.