Burland is a village and former

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, now in the parish of

Burland and Acton Burland is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burland and Acton, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, about miles west of Nantwich. The civil parish also included ...

, in the unitary authority area of

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and the ceremonial county of

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, England, about miles west of

Nantwich Nantwich ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It has among the highest concentrations of listed buildings in England, with notably good examples of Tudor and Georgian architecture ...

. The civil parish also included the small settlements of Burland Lower Green, Burland Upper Green, Hollin Green and Stoneley Green, as well as parts of Gradeley Green and

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.Neighbourhood Statistics: Burland CP
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Ravensmoor Ravensmoor is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, located at . It is split between the civil parishes of Baddiley and Burland and Acton. It lies at an elevation of 65 m, around sou ...

also falls within the civil parish (also in the parish of

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). According to the 2001 census the civil parish had a total population of 582, decreasing slightly to 580 at the 2011 Census.

History

The civil parish formerly had populations of 371 (1801), 627 (1851), 581 (1901) and 546 (1951).

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. From 1974 the civil parish was served by

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Borough Council, which was succeeded on 1 April 2009 by the

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. Burland falls in the parliamentary constituency of Eddisbury, which has been represented by

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since 2019, after being represented by

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(1999–2015) and

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(2015–19). Burland was formerly a

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in the parish of Acton, from 1866 Burland was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 2023 the parish was abolished to form "Burland and Acton".

Geography and transport

The A534 (Wrexham Road) between Nantwich and

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crosses the civil parish east–west. The Llangollen branch of the

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, just south of

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, runs north–south through the civil parish, immediately to the east of Burland village.Ordnance Survey Explorer 257: Crewe & Nantwich The canal is crossed by Wrexham Bridge (carrying the A534) and the

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Swanley Bridge, which dates from around 1793, 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. 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.

Places of worship

The Baddiley and Ravensmoor Methodist Church, formerly a Wesleyan Chapel, stands on Swanley Lane in

(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. In the

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the area is in the parish of Acton (St Mary), see

Acton, Cheshire Acton is a small village and former civil parishes in England, civil parish, now in the parish of Burland and Acton, lying immediately west of the town of Nantwich, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Ch ...

. A Primitive Methodist Chapel dating from 1833 was in the civil parish; it closed in 1965.

Other notable buildings

Swanley Hall in Burland is an L-shaped red-brick farmhouse originally dating from the early 16th century. Green Farm House in Burland Upper Green is a red-brick farmhouse dating from the 17th century. The civil parish also contains several

black-and-white cottages dating from the 17th century, some of which retain thatched roofs. These include Hollybank Cottage in Barracks Lane, Pear Tree Farmhouse and Rose & End Cottages in Stoneley Green, and Sparrows Roost in Swanley Lane. 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. Burland Farm House, also built for the Peckforton Estate, is of a similar date. Ravensmoor Windmill, a former windmill dating from the early 19th century, has been restored as a residential property.Images of England: Ravensmoor Windmill
(accessed 13 February 2008) Burland also has its own shop called Burland Stores.

References

External links

A Vision of Britain Through Time: Burland Tn/CPBurland Parish Council Website
{{authority control Villages in Cheshire Former civil parishes in Cheshire Borough of Cheshire East