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Stapenhill approaching from the south |
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Stapenhill
Stapenhill shown within Staffordshire |
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| OS grid reference | SK254215 |
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| District | East Staffordshire |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BURTON-ON-TRENT |
| Postcode district | DE15 |
| Dialling code | 01283 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Burton |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Stapenhill is an area and civil parish in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in the UK. Stapenhill was a small village owned by Nigel of Stafford in 1086.[1]
The village of Stapenhill has long since been surrounded by new housing developments.
Stapenhill Gardens is the epitome of Stapenhill. Its main feature is a gigantic model swan with flowers planted in it. This represents the gardens' main inhabitants, the swans. In a similar vein, the local football team is known as The Stapenhill Swans. Stapenhill Gardens is also the location of the annual "Tulip Festival."
Major pubs in the area include The Copper Hearth, The New Inn, The Punch Bowl, The Barley Mow, The Crown, The Grove and The Elms.
Other local features include a Church of England church and a cemetery. The main Secondary Schools in the area are Paulet High School, and Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Sports College, with Stapenhill Post 16 Centre. Infant/Junior schools in the area include; Violet Lane Infants, Edge Hill Junior, Waterside Junior and Short Street Infants-soon to be "Riverside Primary".
The village is east of the Trent, and thus was administered as part of Derbyshire from at least 1086[1] until the Local Government Act 1888, when it pasted into Staffordshire as a result of boundary changes.