East Staffordshire
| East Staffordshire District | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district | |
 East Staffordshire shown within Staffordshire |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Non-metropolitan county | Staffordshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Burton upon Trent |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | East Staffordshire Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative Party) |
| • MPs |
Michael Fabricant Andrew Griffiths |
| Area | |
| • Total | 150.6 sq mi (390.0 km2) |
| Area rank | 104th (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 116,000 |
| • Rank | 197th (of 326) |
| • Density | 770/sq mi (300/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 93.9% White 4.3% S.Asian |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 41UC (ONS) E07000193 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SK2388023478 |
| Website | http://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk |
East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It has two main towns: Burton upon Trent, famous for its breweries, and Uttoxeter, renowned for its racecourse.
Villages in the area include Abbots Bromley, Tutbury, Barton-under-Needwood, Rolleston on Dove, Hanbury, Kingstone, Marchington, Mayfield and The Heath.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the former county borough of Burton upon Trent with Urban District of Uttoxeter, and Rural Districts of Tutbury and Uttoxeter.
Since 2011, East Staffordshire has formed part of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership along with neighbouring authorities Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth and Wyre Forest.
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