town in East Staffordshire, England

Burton upon Trent is a market town of 72,000 people (2011) in Staffordshire, England. Burton is known for brewing, it grew up around Burton Abbey and has been the site of 2 battles.

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Burton upon Trent Town Hall, built in 1894

The town is home to eight breweries: Coors Brewers Ltd: formerly Bass Brewers Ltd, and now the UK arm of Molson Coors Brewing Company; Marston's, Thompson and Evershed plc, bought by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries now renamed Marstons plc; Tower Brewery, Burton, a microbrewery based in the old Salts Water Tower of Walsitch Maltings; Burton Bridge Brewery is based in Bridge Street, with six pubs in and around Burton; Old Cottage Brewery is based in Hawkins Lane; Black Hole Brewery is based at the Imex Centre; Gates Brewery microbrewery is in Reservoir Road.

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Map of Burton upon Trent

The town is on the A5121, bypassed by the A38, in between Derby and Lichfield.

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  • 1 National Brewery Centre, Horninglow Street, DE14 1NG. The town's biggest tourist attraction    
  • 2 The Burton Cooper (inside the Coopers Square Shopping Centre). The town's connection with the brewing industry is celebrated in a bronze sculpture by James Walter Butler. It was commissioned in 1977 and depicts a local craftsman making a barrel.    
  • 3 Claymills Victorian Pumping Station, Meadow Lane, Stretton, DE13 0DA, +44 1283 509929. Saturdays & Thursdays 10AM-4PM. A restored Victorian sewage pumping station, adjacent to the modern sewage works.    

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  • The Market Hall was built in 1883 from designs by Dixon & Moxon of Barnsley and opens from Tuesday to Saturday. The outdoor market is held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8:30AM-4PM. A farmer's market is held in the market square on the last Friday of every month. A market has been held on Thursdays in Burton since a charter was granted to the abbot by King John on 12 April 1200.
  • 1 Asda, Octagon Centre, Orchard Street, DE14 3TN, +44 1283 523200. M 8AM-8PM, Tu-Sa 7AM-10PM, Su 10AM-4PM.
  • 2 Coopers Square Shopping Centre, St Modwens Walk. M–Sa 8AM-6PM, Su 10AM-4:30PM.

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In the home of beer, you have to drink a pint of ale. Marston's Pedigree is the only UK beer still brewed using the Burton Union System which recirculates the yeast. Marston's also produce draught Bass, which has a long association with Burton (bottled Bass is brewed elsewhere).

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Routes through Burton upon Trent
BirminghamLichfield  SW   NE  Derby


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