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Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,270. The demonym for residents of the town is Burtonian.
Burton is a civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It covers an area in the centre and north-east of Burton upon Trent. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 2,632. [1] The parish was created on 1 April 2003. [2]
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The council is based at Burton upon Trent Town Hall. The building was originally built in 1878 as the St Paul's Institute and Liberal Club, before being given to the old Burton upon Trent Borough Council in 1891 and subsequently converted to become a town hall. Significant extensions were added in 1894 and 1939. [15] [16]
Land area taken up by the green belt is 720 hectares (7.2 km 2; 2.8 sq mi), [2] making it the smallest in the country. [3] [4] The main coverage is within the South Derbyshire district, mainly concentrated within the unparished area around Swadlincote and the parish of Bretby, with smaller tracts in the parishes of Castle Gresley, Cauldwell and Drakelow.
It is situated on the northern outskirts of Burton upon Trent and is now a suburb. The name is Old English and means Street Town derived from its location on the Roman road called Ryknild Street. The population of the parish at the 2001 census was 8,355, [2] increasing to 8,611 at the 2011 Census.
Shobnall Fields, Burton-upon-Trent Seen from the Trent and Mersey Canal. Shobnall is a settlement and civil parish located in Staffordshire, England. It covers an area located in the west of Burton upon Trent. The population of Shobnall taken at the 2011 census was 5,071. [1]
The village lies beside the River Trent and to the south of town of Burton upon Trent. It spread in the 19th century along the main Burton to Lichfield road, which is now the dual carriageway A38 . There is much 19th- and 20th-century housing along Clays Lane, north of the village, and along Burton Road to the east.