Mark Horner

Brewing | Manufacturing | Retail | Services | Distribution and warehousing
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. Burton is 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Derby, 27 miles (43 km) north-west of Leicester, 28 miles (45 km) west-southwest of Nottingham and 20 miles (32 km) south of the southern entrance to the Peak District National Park.

Burton is known for its brewing. 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 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.
Brewing Brewing is still an important part of the economy of Burton-on-Trent. The town is currently home to eight breweries including:

Coors Brewers Ltd, the UK arm of Molson Coors Brewing Company – which produces Carling and Worthington Bitter;

Marstons plc. The Marston's Brewery produces its own brands, draught Marston's Pedigree, draught Hobgoblin and also draught Bass under licence from InBev.

Burton Bridge Brewery is based in Bridge Street, with six pubs in and around Burton. It produces a number of traditional beers including Bridge Bitter, Stairway to Heaven, Damson Porter and Golden Delicious.

Tower Brewery is a microbrewery off Wharf Road. Old Cottage Brewery is based in Hawkins Lane. Its beers include Oak Ale and Halcyon Daze.

Black Hole Brewery is based at the Imex Centre.

Gates Brewery microbrewery is in Reservoir Road.

Burton is also the corporate headquarters of the pub operators Punch Taverns plc and Spirit Pub Company, which were spun out of Bass in 1997. In addition, the White Shield microbrewery remains open alongside the National Brewery Centre.

A by-product of the brewing industry is the Marmite factory in the town. The production of Marmite has in turn generated the production of Bovril. Both are owned by multinational company Unilever.

Burton is also home to CAMRA's National Breweriana Auction that takes place each October in the Town Hall.
Manufacturing Briggs of Burton is a Burton-based brewery and process engineering company established in 1732 by Samuel Briggs. Famous for its manufacturing innovation and craftsmanship across the world.
Retail A market has been held on Thursdays in Burton since a charter was granted to the abbot by King John in 1200. Burton today has an indoor and an outdoor market, which are owned by East Staffordshire Borough Council. In 2011 the council contracted out responsibility for market stall rentals to private letting agency Quarterbridge. The Market Hall was built in 1883 from designs by Dixon & Moxon of Barnsley and opens from Tuesday to Saturday. A fish market was added to the hall in 1925. The outdoor market is held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8.30am until 4pm. A farmer's market is held in the market square on the last Friday of every month.

The Coopers Square shopping centre is the principal shopping area. An additional shopping centre is the Octagon Centre on New Street. There is another, much smaller shopping centre, Burton Place Shopping Centre. Also located in the town centre is Middleway Retail Park, which includes a Cineworld multiplex cinema, Mecca Bingo, Matalan and restaurants, including Bella Italia and Nando's.
Services Media services include Burton Mail and Capital Mid-Counties broadcasting on 102.4 FM from Winshill Water Tower.
Distribution and warehousing Due to Burton's relative location in the centre of England and its transport links which allow easy access to Birmingham, the second largest city in the UK, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and other locations, there are a significant number of warehouses based in Burton and nearby Fradley Park. Notable businesses with distribution centres and warehouses include B&Q, Boots, Hobbycraft, Holland & Barrett, DHL, Waterstones, Clipper and Amazon.

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Burton upon Trent has a population of over 72,299 people. Burton upon Trent also forms the centre of the wider East Staffordshire District which has a population of over 119,754 people. It is also a part of the larger Staffordshire County. It is estimated there are around 3,130 businesses in Burton upon Trent.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Burton upon Trent has links with:

🇵🇱 Bielawa, Poland 🇺🇸 Elkhart, USA 🇧🇬 Kardzhali, Bulgaria 🇩🇪 Lingen, Germany

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John Fairweather |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Architect John Fairweather is associated with Burton upon Trent. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1916.
George Edmund Street |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect/Furniture/Tile Designer George Edmund Street is associated with Burton upon Trent. He was one of the leading figures in the Gothic Revival movement in Britain.
Charles William Cashmore Needham |
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Charles William Cashmore Needham is associated with Burton upon Trent. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1935.