Branston
This village has a long and interesting history although today, to the visitor, it may appear to be nothing more than a suburb of Burton.
To the north of Branston, just beyond the Trent and Mersey Canal remains of the 13th century half-timbered Sinai Park Farm stand as a reminder of the days when the building was a sanatorium for aged and sick monks from Burton Abbey.
Branston Water Park, just off the A38, is a 40 acre lake surrounded by woodland, wetland and meadows. The lake is used for wind surfing, model boating and angling through local clubs. A footpath around the lake leads to an attractive wooded area and children's play facilities.
Branston is famous for the pickle that was first manufactured at the Burton Road factory, which was occupied by Crosse & Blackwell Ltd., from March 1921. The premises were originally built as a machine gun factory and were put up for auction in 1919. Today the factory is a distribution depot.
Elsewhere in the village, there is an eighteen-hole golf course within a country club, an active cricket club, three further pubs, another hotel and two restaurants.
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