Drayton Bassett
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 The folly-like footbridge and adjacent swing bridge over the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal near Drayton Bassett, one mile from Fazeley Junction |
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  Drayton Bassett |
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| Population | 1,037 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SK192001 |
| Civil parish | Drayton Bassett |
| District | Lichfield |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TAMWORTH |
| Postcode district | B78 |
| Dialling code | 01827 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Tamworth[2] |
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Coordinates: 52°36′N 1°43′W / 52.60°N 1.72°W
Drayton Bassett is a village and civil parish[3] in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Nearby are the town of Tamworth and Middleton Lakes RSPB reserve, formerly a gravel quarry known in part as Drayton Bassett Pits.
It formerly had a manor.
Robert Peel (1788 – 1850), prime minister and creator of the Metropolitan Police Force for London, lived in Drayton Manor (now demolished and replaced by Drayton Manor Theme Park) and is buried in the vault of the parish church, St Peter.
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal runs nearby and is crossed by an unusual folly-like footbridge. The River Tame runs close to the canal. It also lies on the Heart of England Way.
The rock/pop star Julian Cope lived in the village from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "United Kingdom Parliament". Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ↑ "Names and codes for Administrative Geography". Office for National Statistics. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
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