Infrastructure
East Staffordshire’s prime location offers easy access to national and international markets. An excellent transport infrastructure both within the region and externally provides access to all the UK, European and international markets within a matter of hours via comprehensive air, rail and road networks.
Road
East Staffordshire lies within the hub of the country’s communication network. With all major cities easily within a day’s return journey time. The town of Burton upon Trent spans across the A38, which provides quick, easy access to the motorway network. The completion of the M6 Toll Road, less than ten miles from East Staffordshire further enhances the infrastructure.
| Destination |
Distance Miles |
Travelling Time |
| Birmingham |
34 |
40 Minutes |
| Glasgow |
294 |
5 hours 10 minutes |
| London |
136 |
2 hours 30 minutes |
| Manchester |
76 |
1 hour 40 minutes |
| Sheffield |
56 |
55 minutes |
| Stoke-on-Trent |
31 |
35 minutes |
Rail
Burton upon Trent provides direct connections to all major UK conurbations, including London via Derby through East Midlands Trains. Uttoxeter is served by an hourly Derby to Stoke service with most trains continuing through to Manchester International Airport.
The area is conveniently situated for the new freight terminal at Hams Hall to the east of Birmingham.
Air
For air travel East Staffordshire is extremely well placed with Nottingham East Midlands International, Birmingham and Manchester Airports all within a 90-minute journey.
Nottingham East Midlands International Airport is 30 minutes journey time from Burton and is the third largest air cargo gateway in the UK.
Ports
East Staffordshire ‘s excellent location offers access to all principal ports.
| Destination |
Distance Miles |
Travelling Time |
| Folkestone |
200 |
3 hours 10 minutes |
| Harwich |
189 |
3 hours |
| Hull |
105 |
2 hours |
| Liverpool |
89 |
1 hour 45 minutes |
| Southampton |
162 |
3 hours 10 minutes |
Local Media
Local media coverage in East Staffordshire includes:
Radio
BBC Radio Derby
BBC Radio Stoke
Centre FM
Newspapers
Burton Mail
Burton Trader
Uttoxeter Post & Times
Birmingham Post
Birmingham Evening Mail
ICT
East Staffordshire is well serviced by leading telecommunications companies. Broadband access has been provided in most areas using the existing BT infrastructure facilitating instant and secure transmission quality.
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