Place:Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England

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NameBurton-upon-Trent
Alt namesBurton on Trentsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Burton upon Trentsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) II, 669; Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-27
Burton-on-Trentsource: Wikipedia
TypeTown
Coordinates52.8°N 1.6°W
Located inStaffordshire, England     (500 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
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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. Its associated adjective is "Burtonian".

Burton is best known for its brewing heritage.[1] 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 54,348 (2001 Census), lies within the National Forest.

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 Derbyshire postcodes (DE13-DE15).

The town is served by Burton-on-Trent railway station.

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