Barton-under-Needwood

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Barton-under-Needwood
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St James' Church
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Barton-under-Needwood
Location within Staffordshire
Population4,225 (2011) [1]
OS grid reference SK185185
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district DE13
Dialling code 01283
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
UK Parliament
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Staffordshire
52°45′47″N1°43′37″W / 52.763°N 1.727°W / 52.763; -1.727

Barton-under-Needwood is a village in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Situated a mile from the A38, and located between Burton upon Trent and Lichfield. It 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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History

Catholme Bridge Catholme Bridge south of Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire - geograph.org.uk - 2663985.jpg
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. [2]

Old Vicarage Old Vicarage, Barton-under-Needwood.jpg
Old Vicarage

The village also has several shops and a village hall. Local infant/junior schools, and a larger secondary school are also located within the village: John Taylor High School, which serves Barton and the surrounding villages. It has seven pubs, six of which are owned by Marstons.

Barton also has a large marina complex on the Trent and Mersey Canal, home to some 300 narrow boats, with shops, a pub, a cinema and restaurants. [3]

The village sports teams are based at the Holland Sports Club, which has facilities for cricket, football, rugby, tennis, netball and tug of war. The club is named after the Holland family who were resident in Barton for 600 years from the 14th century to the mid-1900s. The earliest recorded member of the family was Richard de Holland who was involved in the Battle of Burton Bridge in 1322 (see 'Records of the Holland Family' published by William Holland).

The tug of war team have won many national and international honours since forming in 1970 - including the title 'Guinness World Record Holders' for a record in Tug of War Endurance which was created in 2000, being selected to represent England at the 2008 World Tug of War Championships in Sweden, and winning a World Open Silver Medal at the 2010 Championships in Pretoria, South Africa, see TWIF records (World Governing Body) 'Tug of War International Federation'.

Barton has four churches: St James C of E, Methodist, Roman Catholic and Christadelphian. [4]

The name of the village had "under Needwood" added in 1327 [5] to distinguish it from the other Bartons in England. Needwood Forest was a large area of ancient woodland in Staffordshire which was largely lost at the end of the 18th century. In 1995 a written history of Barton-under-Needwood was produced by Steve Gardner, named "Under the Needwood Tree", with the assistance of a book committee. In 2001 Gardner published a sequel, "Life and Times in Barton", and in 2007 a further volume: "Memories of Old Barton".

Dunstall Hall is a stately home about a mile outside Barton in the hamlet of Dunstall. It is used as a conference centre and a venue for weddings.

Barton-under-Needwood Golf Club (now defunct) was founded in 1892. The club and course closed in the mid-1920s. [6]

The UK's first Travelodge was opened in 1985 on the A38 just outside the village, by Thomas Cartwright.

Between the 2005 and 2010 General Elections, the Needwood ward of East Staffordshire Borough Council (in which Barton-under-Needwood is the main settlement) was transferred from the Burton Parliamentary constituency to Lichfield.

Notable residents

The Rev. Thomas Gisborne Detail The Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Gisborne, of Yoxhall Lodge, Leicestershire.jpg
The Rev. Thomas Gisborne

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References

Barton-under-Needwood Community Fire Station in July 2013 Barton-under-Needwood Community Fire Station.jpg
Barton-under-Needwood Community Fire Station in July 2013
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St James, Barton-under-Needwood (Grade II*) (1038545)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. "Barton Marina".
  4. "Barton-under-Needwood Christadelphians" . Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  5. Steve Gardner, "Under the Needwood Tree", 1995
  6. "Barton-under-Needwood Golf Club", "Golf’s Missing Links".
  7. Pollard, Albert. "Taylor, John (d.1534)"  . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 55. pp. 429–430.
  8. "Steve Gardner, IAWA President – USAWA". 23 March 2012.