East Staffordshire

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Borough of East Staffordshire
East Staffordshire
Shown within Staffordshire
Geography
Status: Non-metropolitan district, Borough
Region: West Midlands
Admin. County: Staffordshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 120th
390.00 km²
Admin. HQ: Burton upon Trent
ONS code: 41UC
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 206th
106,900
274 / km²
Ethnicity: 93.9% White
4.3% S.Asian
Politics
East Staffordshire Borough Council
http://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MPs: Janet Dean, Michael Fabricant

East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It has two main towns, Burton upon Trent, famous for its breweries, and Uttoxeter, for its racecourse.

Villages in the area are Tutbury, Barton-under-Needwood, Rolleston on Dove, Hanbury, Doveridge.

The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Burton upon Trent with Uttoxeter urban district and Tutbury Rural District and Uttoxeter Rural District.

Arms of the East Staffordshire Borough Council
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Arms of the East Staffordshire Borough Council


Ceremonial county of Staffordshire
Unitary authorities: Stoke-on-Trent
Boroughs/Districts: Cannock Chase • East Staffordshire • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • South Staffordshire • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Tamworth
Cities/Towns: Biddulph • Burntwood • Burton upon Trent • Cannock • Cheadle • Eccleshall • Hednesford • Kidsgrove • Leek • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • Penkridge • Rugeley • Stafford • Stoke-on-Trent (Burslem • Fenton • Hanley • Longton • Stoke • Tunstall) • Stone • Tamworth • Uttoxeter
See also: List of civil parishes in Staffordshire


Districts of the West Midlands Flag of England

Birmingham | Bridgnorth | Bromsgrove | Cannock Chase | Coventry | Dudley | East Staffordshire | Herefordshire | Lichfield | Malvern Hills | Newcastle-under-Lyme | North Shropshire | North Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Oswestry | Redditch | Rugby | Sandwell | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Solihull | South Shropshire | South Staffordshire | Stafford | Staffordshire Moorlands | Stoke-on-Trent | Stratford-on-Avon | Tamworth | Telford and Wrekin | Walsall | Warwick | Wolverhampton | Worcester | Wychavon | Wyre Forest

Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire

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