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]
In the early part of 2002 a trio of friends were metal detecting on a farm close to Burton, when they found a hoard of gold and other artifacts from the Bronze Age. These included a twisted wire bracelet, a necklace called a torc, 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 declared treasure trove and purchased by the National 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]
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original (DOC) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^Fargher, John, "The Burton Hoard", Treasurehunting.tv, retrieved 11 May 2013
^"Rossett Roman villa archaeological dig gets under way", BBC News, 2 September 2021
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