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A Town Called Burton is a local community website with something for everyone, find out what's on, visit local attractions and meet people from Burton either for fun or for business.
On the site you will find a local business directory, if you would like to add your business to this directory please email us for more information - the local business directory for the local community.
To find out whats on, what local attractions there are to visit or even meet local people, take a look at our pages. We offer the opportunity to book hotels (both local and further afield) and we are always looking to improve the site so please let us know if there is anything you wish to see on this - your local community website - a town called Burton.
 Burton upon Trent (population approximately 60,000), the largest town in the National Forest, is located in the English Midlands approximately 125 miles northwest of London. Surrounded by the beautiful, picturesque countryside of Staffordshire, Burton upon Trent is the economic, commercial and administrative heart of East Staffordshire.
The town's history began in the 7th Century, with Saint Modwen's construction of a church on a small island in the Trent River, and written records date back to the founding of the Benedictine Abbey in 1004. In the following centuries, the growth of the town was associated with its role as a local market town, and with the existence of the Abbey. However, it was the discovery by the monks, of the special qualities of the local well water for brewing, that established Burtons' worldwide reputation and provided for the continued prosperity of the town. Inns were built near the Abbey to accomodate travellers, and most innkeepers began brewing their own ale. When the River Trent was made navigable from the sea, as far as Burton, new markets opened for the high quality ales produced locally. Soon, Burton brewers were exporting their product across the continent and around the world. By 1880 more than 40 breweries were located in Burton, including such famous names as Bass and Marstons.
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