In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Branston like this:
BRANSTONE, or Branson, a township in Burton-upon-Trent parish, Stafford; on Icknield-street, the Grand Trunk canal, and the Midland railway, 2 miles SW of Burton-upon-Trent. It has a post office under Burton-upon-Trent. Acres, 1,490. Real property, £4,394. Pop., 542. Houses, 111.
Branston through time
Branston is now part of East Staffordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Staffordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Branston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Branston in East Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7904
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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