Branston, Staffordshire

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Branston
Branston shown within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SK230212
District	East Staffordshire
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	DE14
Dialling code	01283
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
European Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Burton
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Coordinates: 52°47′13″N 1°39′32″W / 52.787, -1.659

Branston is a village in Staffordshire, England.

Branston was originally a small village beside the River Trent, and lies to the south of Burton upon Trent. It spread in the 19th century along the main Burton to Lichfield road, which is now the dual carriageway A38. There is much 19th- and 20th-century housing along Clays Lane, north of the village, and along Burton Road to the east. Elsewhere, the land is mainly farmland, with the former Sinai Park in the northern part of the township.

Nowadays, Branston has seen many housing developments such as Regents Park and Fairway estate next to Branston Golf Course.

There are two schools in Branston, Rykneld Primary School and Paget High School.

Also a major part of Branston these days is the Centrum 100 Retail/Business Park, home to business such as Bison UK, Punch Pubs and shops like Morrisons and the Bannatyne Health Club.

Branston was the original home of Branston Pickle, before production moved to Bury St. Edmunds in 2004.

The parish church in Branston is St Saviour's, part of the Diocese of Lichfield.