Burton upon Trent

Burton upon Trent Burton-on-Trent
Town
Left to right, Top:Burton Market Square and St Modwen's Church Upper: Town Hall and St Paul's Church Lower: High Street and the River Trent Bottom:All Saints Church and Ferry Bridge
Burton upon Trent Location within Staffordshire
Population	76,270 (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SK245225
District	East Staffordshire
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Areas of the town (2011 census BUASD)	List Branston Horninglow Stapenhill Stretton Winshill
Post town	BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	DE13-DE15
Dialling code	01283
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Burton
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°48′07″N 01°38′12″W / 52.80194°N 1.63667°W / 52.80194; -1.63667

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. In 2021, it had a population of 76,270. The demonym for residents of the town is Burtonian. Burton is located 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Derby, 27 miles (43 km) north-west of Leicester, 28 miles (45 km) west-south-west of Nottingham and 20 miles (32 km) south of the southern entrance to the Peak District National Park.

Burton is known for its brewing.^[1] The town grew up around Burton Abbey. Burton Bridge was also the site of two battles, in 1322, when Edward II defeated the rebel Earl of Lancaster and in 1643 when royalists captured the town during the First English Civil War. William Lord Paget and his descendants were responsible for extending the manor house within the abbey grounds and facilitating the extension of the River Trent Navigation to Burton. Burton grew into a busy market town by the early modern period.

The town is served by Burton-on-Trent railway station. The town was also the start and terminus of the now defunct South Staffordshire Line which linked it to Lichfield, Walsall, Dudley and Stourbridge.