A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Burton-upon-Trent, mun. bor. and par., in E. of Staffordshire, and extending into Derbyshire, on river Trent, 11 miles SW. of Derby, 30 NE. of Birmingham, and 122 miles NW. of London by rail -- par., 7730 ac., pop. 37,253; mun. bor., 4025 ac., pop. 39,288; 2 Banks, 4 newspapers. Market-day, Thursday; is an old town, formerly the seat of a Saxon abbey. In 1801 the pop. of B. was not much over 6000. Its rapid growth dates from the opening of the Midland Ry. in 1839. Brewing of ale, the staple industry, commenced in 1708; but its great development has taken place only since 1828, and especially since 1862. The average brewing business done in the town, in one year, is calculated at #7,000,000. The principal firms are those of Bass and Allsopp. The town possesses a free grammar-school and two public libraries. The old bridge over the Trent, consisting of 36 arches, stood for about 700 years; the new bridge, of 29 arches, was opened for traffic in 1864.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "municipal borough and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Burton upon Trent AP/CP Burton upon Trent Borough Staffordshire AncC |
| Place: | Burton upon Trent |
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