Coordinates: | 53.221°N -2.42°W |
Official Name: | Byley |
Label Position: | left |
Civil Parish: | Byley |
Unitary England: | Cheshire West and Chester |
Lieutenancy England: | Cheshire |
Region: | North West England |
Country: | England |
Constituency Westminster: | Tatton |
Post Town: | MIDDLEWICH |
Postcode District: | CW10 |
Postcode Area: | CW |
Dial Code: | 01606 |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ720694 |
Static Image Name: | Trent and Mersey Canal - geograph.org.uk - 444638.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The Trent and Mersey Canal at Byley |
Byley is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about 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'
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.