Drayton Bassett

Drayton Bassett
The folly-like footbridge and adjacent swing bridge over the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal near Drayton Bassett, one mile from Fazeley Junction
Drayton Manor Theme Park from across the lake
Drayton Bassett Location within Staffordshire
Area	12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population	1,037 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
OS grid reference	SK1900
Civil parish	Drayton Bassett
District	Lichfield
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TAMWORTH
Postcode district	B78
Dialling code	01827
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Tamworth[2]
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°36′N 1°43′W / 52.60°N 1.72°W / 52.60; -1.72

Drayton Bassett is a village and civil parish^[3] since 1974 in Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England. The village is on the Heart of England Way, a footpath. Much of the housing is clustered together but more than half is 20th century in the parish as a whole. In the parish is Drayton Manor Theme Park, occupying a large minority of its land.

North of the adjoining suburb or town of Fazeley is the large town of Tamworth. The eastern lands of the parish form the bulk of Middleton Lakes RSPB reserve which has lakes of various sizes and has replaced an area of gravel workings (excavation).