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.
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EARLY HISTORY (PART I) BURTON-UPON-TRENT is a parish and market town, known far and wide […]