Uttoxeter
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For the village in Ontario, Canada, see Uttoxeter, Ontario.
Uttoxeter (/juːˈtɒksɪtər/ ⓘ yoo-TOK-sit-ər, locally also /ˈʊtʃɪtər/ 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.
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Location within Staffordshire | |
Population | 14,014 (2021) |
OS grid reference | SK0933 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | UTTOXETER |
Postcode district | ST14 |
Dialling code | 01889 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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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.