Burton
Upon Trent
Burton
upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply
Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in
the east of Staffordshire, England.
Burton
is most well known for its brewing heritage. It originally
grew up around Burton-on-Trent Abbey, the monastery
of Saint Modwen, and had grown into a busy market town
by the early modern period. While Burton's great bridge
over the Trent was in poor repair by the early 1500s,
it served as "a comen passage to and fro many countries
to the grett releff and comfort of travellyng people",
according to the abbot. The town, which has a population
of 60,500 (2001 estimate), lies within the National
Forest. However there is some confusion as to whether
Burton is based in the West Midlands or the East Midlands,
even though all of the urban centre is southwest of
the River Dove, which forms the Derbyshire/Staffordshire
boundary. This is probably because it was formerly within
the East Midlands Utility (electricity/gas) areas, and
has a Derbyshire postcode.
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