Winshill

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Winshill
Winshill shown within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SK245225
District	East Staffordshire
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	DE15
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°50′06″N 1°37′16″W / 52.835, -1.621

Winshill is a suburb to the east of Burton upon Trent, in the borough of East Staffordshire, England.

Flanked to the north and east by the South Derbyshire border, historically the parish of Winshill had always been part of Derbyshire until it was transferred to Staffordshire in the late 1800s.

Along its southern flank runs the A511, known locally as the Ashby Road, from Bretby Lane and Moat Bank (Burton upon Trent's highest point) to the eastern end of the Trent Bridge and the junction with the A444.

Along its western flank are the River Trent and the B5008 Newton Road, which runs to Newton Solney and Repton in South Derbyshire.

Pubs in Winshill include:

The Anglesey,
The Jubilee,
The Nelson (closed),
The Sump,
The Swan (closed),
The Traveller's Rest (closed and being demolished April '08), and
The Waterloo.

[edit] Local images

St Mark's - Winshill's parish church

Waterloo Clump - Winshill Water Tower

A511 Ashby Road - looking west downhill towards Burton upon Trent

Bearwood Hill Road - major thoroughfare into the centre of Winshill

[edit] Former residents

First World War hero William Harold Coltman VC, DCM and Bar, MM and Bar, is buried in the graveyard of the Winshill parish church of St Mark's.
The actor, director and musician Paddy Considine was born and raised in Winshill, attending Abbot Beyne Secondary School. He still lives in the Burton area.