Brizlincote
Brizlincote is a civil parish in Burton upon Trent in East Staffordshire, England. Formerly farmland and a manor lying in Derbyshire, it was added to the municipal borough of Burton by the Local Government Act 1888 and formally transferred to Staffordshire in 1894. It was developed for housing in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The area of the parish was previously considered part of the (unparished) adjoining areas of Stapenhill and Winshill. All three areas are now separate parishes. Brizlincote has a population of around 5,000 and has the highest average household income of any parish in Burton.
History
The parish was historically part of a farm, with
In 1878 Brizlincote, then part of Derbyshire, was added to the municipal borough of Burton upon Trent (which lay in Staffordshire).[2] The Local Government Act 1888 meant that the parts of the borough that lay in Derbyshire, including Brizlincote, were to be treated as if they were part of Staffordshire. The land was formally transferred to that county in 1894. Brizlincote Hall remains, now outside the parish, in Derbyshire.[3]
The Earls of Carnarvon sold the manor farm Brizlincote, comprising 253 acres (102 ha) in 1921 to William Lomas of King Sterndale.[1] The Lomas family retained ownership until the land was sold for housing development in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Land in the parish was formerly farmland, as part of Holme Farm, Spring Cottage Farm, Tollgate Farm and the Model Dairy Farm. The land, also known as the Brizlincote Valley, was described locally as "Little Switzerland" for its charm and recreational use by townsfolk.[4] The Brizlincote Quarry extracted stone from a site between Brizlincote and Stapenhill.[5]
Brizlincote was one of seven parishes to be created when Burton was parished by
Location and access
Brizlincote lies in the south-east of the town. It borders the parish of Winshill to the north and west and Stapenhill (via the A444 road) to the south. Connection to Burton town centre is via St Peter's Bridge over the River Trent. The town of Swadlincote (in South Derbyshire) lies to the east, accessible via the A511 road. The parish is served by several bus routes.[7]
The geology is sandstone, with some marl, overlain with boulder clay and a loamy soil. The land rises away from the River Trent at elevation 147 feet (45 m) to a height of around 300 feet (91 m) near Brizlincote Hall. The Brizlincote Brook, flowing to the Trent, is now largely culverted.[3]
Demographics
The population of the civil parish as taken at the
Notes and references
- ^ a b c "Stapenhill: Manor and other estates". Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Britain, Great (1878). Local and Personal Acts. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 30.
- ^ a b "Stapenhill: Introduction". British History Online. Victoria County History. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ a b "History of the Parish". Brizlincote Parish Council. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Fox-Strangways, Charles (1907). The Geology of the Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coaffield. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 168.
- ^ "Communities and Local Government". Archived from the original on 7 December 2005.
- ^ a b Hodgkiss, Samuel (20 May 2022). "We visit Burton's richest neighbourhood to see how the other half live". Burton Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Bulletin of Changes to Local Authority Elections, Names and Areas in England – Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)". Archived from the original on 7 December 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2005.
External links
Media related to Brizlincote at Wikimedia Commons
