Alrewas
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  Alrewas shown within Staffordshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Lichfield |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BURTON-ON-TRENT |
| Postcode district | DE13 |
| Dialling code | 01283 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Lichfield |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Alrewas (awl-ree-wuss, al-) is a large village approximately 5 miles north of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England.
[edit] Points of interest
Alrewas has a population of just under 3000[citation needed] and lies on the confluence of the Trent and Mersey Canal and the River Trent, and was previously the seat of Bishop of Lichfield.
It is part of the civil parish of Alrewas and Fradley. Situated close to Alrewas are the villages of Barton-under-Needwood, Fradley and Kings Bromley.
Alrewas is sited adjacent to the A38 road, which follows the line of Ryknild Street, a Roman road.
Sited just south of Alrewas is the National Memorial Arboretum and Whitemoor Haye.
In October 2007, the War Memorial to those who died serving in the British Armed Forces was opened by Queen Elizabeth II at the National Memorial Arboretum.[citation needed]
[edit] Churches
There is a Methodist church on Post Office Road, opposite the Crown Inn.
There is also All Saints Anglican church, just off Church Lane, which dates from the 12th century.
