East Staffordshire
| East Staffordshire District | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Staffordshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Burton upon Trent |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | East Staffordshire Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
| • MPs | Michael Fabricant Andrew Griffiths |
| Area | |
| • Total | 150.6 sq mi (390.0 km2) |
| Area rank | 104th (of 326) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 109,400 |
| • Rank | 205th (of 326) |
| • Density | 730/sq mi (280/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 93.9% White 4.3% S.Asian |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 41UC |
| OS grid reference | SK2388023478 |
| Website | www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk |
East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It has two main towns, Burton upon Trent, famous for its breweries, and Uttoxeter, for its racecourse.
Villages in the area include Abbots Bromley, Tutbury, Barton-under-Needwood, Rolleston on Dove, Hanbury, Kingstone, Marchington, Mayfield and The Heath.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Burton upon Trent with Uttoxeter Urban District, Tutbury Rural District and Uttoxeter Rural District.
[edit] Transport
The main roads through the Borough are the A38 through Burton upon Trent and the A50 near Uttoxeter.
There are two railway stations in the Borough, Burton-on-Trent on the Cross Country Route and Uttoxeter on the Crewe to Derby Line, There is also a station serving Tutbury also on the Crewe to Derby Line called Tutbury and Hatton which is in the South Derbyshire district.
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Coordinates: 52°48′29″N 1°38′45″W / 52.8080°N 1.6457°W
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