Barton-under-Needwood
Barton-under-Needwood is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Situated a mile from the A38, and located between Burton upon Trent and Lichfield. The parish had a population of 4,225 at the 2011 census. It is also near to the Derbyshire village of Walton-on-Trent.
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- Locality
- East Staffordshire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,796
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Barton-under-Needwood is a village and civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Situated a mile from the A38, and located between Burton upon Trent and Lichfield. The parish had a population of 4,225 at the 2011 census. It is also near to the Derbyshire village of Walton-on-Trent.
== History == thumb|Catholme Bridge The Tudor church of St James is a Grade II* listed building. It dates from 1517 and was built by Dr John Taylor, who lived at Barton and served as chaplain to Henry VIII. It is constructed in stone and is castellated. The church contains several notable funerary monuments.