[2] The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Burtone,[3] under the direct ownership of the Bishop of Chester.

The entry records a population of thirteen households, consisting of seven villagers, four smallholders, one priest and one 'rider'.

The River Gowy passes approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south west of Burton.

Burton currently falls within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and within the Westminster constituency of Eddisbury.

[10] Burton Hall is largely an early 17th-century brick and sandstone house, which was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1952.