Burton Upon Trent

The Trent Washlands provide attractive informal parkland in the centre of the town. Shopping in Burton is centred around the pedestrianised town centre. Cooper’s Square, The Octagon and Burton Place shopping centres contain many top high street names intermingled with specialist shops, bars and cafes. The traditional colourful, open-air market and indoor market hall complete the shopping experience. Open air markets are held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

While the growth of the town was originally associated with the establishment of the Abbey, it was the discovery by the monks, of the special qualities of the local well water for brewing that really ensured the future prosperity of the town. A number of inns were built close to the Abbey to accommodate travellers and most of the innkeepers brewed their own ale. When, in the early 18th century, the Trent was made navigable as far as Burton, other markets became open to the local brewers and some combined to export their products to the Baltic ports. With the Napoleonic Wars this trade ceased and alternative markets opened up. With all this trade and expansion the town flourished and by 1880 it was estimated that upwards of 40 breweries were in business in the town.

In this section

• Abbots Bromley
• Anslow
• Barton-Under-Needwood
• Blithfield
• Branston
• Burton Upon Trent
• Croxden
• Dunstall
• Ellastone
• Hoar Cross
• Mayfield
• Newborough
• Rocester
• Rolleston On Dove
• Tutbury
• Uttoxeter