page_title: Burton upon Trent
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Burton upon Trent / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: "Paddy Considine" at the "Tyrannosaur" Q&amp;A at the Quad in Derby - photo © paul bednall photography 2011
context_page_description: 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. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The demonym for residents of the town is 'Burtonian'. Burton is 11 miles from Derby, 26 miles from Leicester and 28 miles from Nottingham.
  Burton is known for brewing. The town originally 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.
caption: Paddy Considine, 2011
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