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Burton-upon-Trent

American  
[bur-tn-uh-pon-trent, -uh-pawn-] / ˈbɜr tn əˌpɒnˈtrɛnt, -əˌpɔn- /

noun

  1. a city in E Staffordshire, in central England.


Burton-upon-Trent British  

noun

  1. a town in W central England, in E Staffordshire: famous for brewing. Pop: 43 784 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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James Cassidy, headteacher of Eton Park Junior Academy in Burton-upon-Trent, told the BBC that he increasingly sees pupils coming into school tired, anxious and stressed, having a knock-on effect on their concentration and friendships.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Elias, from Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, will be studying biomedical engineering at Imperial College London after getting four A*s and an A in his exams.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

In the run-up to 'A Day for Thorpey', Amanda has visited 'Bat and Chat' in Burton-upon-Trent - an initiative from Mind designed to support mental health through cricket.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

To give Bodhi the best possible chance of getting into a good specialist school, the family have now moved out of Birmingham to Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

His first school was at Burton-upon-Trent, where a slight incident seemed to designate his future politics and fortitude.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 by Various

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