Uttoxeter

Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is located in Staffordshire
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter
Location within Staffordshire
Population14,014 (2021)
OS grid referenceSK0933
Civil parish
  • Uttoxeter
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townUTTOXETER
Postcode districtST14
Dialling code01889
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°53′53″N 1°51′36″W / 52.898°N 1.860°W / 52.898; -1.860

Uttoxeter (/juːˈtɒksɪtər/ yoo-TOK-sit-ər, locally also /ˈʊɪtər/ UUTCH-it-ər) is a market town and civil parish[1] in the East Staffordshire borough of Staffordshire, England. It is near to the Derbyshire county border.

The town is 14 miles (23 km) from Burton upon Trent via the A50 and the A38, 14 miles (23 km) from Stafford via the A518, 16 miles (26 km) from Stoke-on-Trent via the A50, and 20 miles (32 km) from Derby via the A50 and the A38, and 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Rugeley via the A518 and the B5013.

The population was 14,014 at the 2021 Census.[2]

The town's literary connections include Samuel Johnson and Mary Howitt.

  1. ^ "Uttoxeter Town Council | Uttoxeter, Staffordshire". Uttoxeter Town Council. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Town population 2011".