Burnaston
| Burnaston | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 Burnaston village: Etwall Lane and the Mickleover road | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK288325 |
| Location: | 52°53’24"N, 1°34’23"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,531 (2011) |
| Post town: | Derby |
| Postcode: | DE65 |
| Dialling code: | 01283, 01332 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Derbyshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Derbyshire |
Burnaston is a village in southern Derbyshire, where Toyota have their main British car factory. The village is about four and a half miles south-west of the county town, the city of Derby.
The headquarters and vehicle manufacturing plant of Toyota Manufacturing UK is spread out over the fields here, built on the site of the former Derby Airport.
The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,531.
The village has road links with nearby cities Derby and Nottingham, as well as Birmingham, approximately forty miles south along the A38 dual carriageway.
History
Burnaston House was originally the home of the Every family including Ashton Nicholas Every Mosley (who was Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1835).[1] In the 1940s, the house became the social centre and clubhouse for Derby Aero Club and Derby Aviation when the grass field to the south-east was operated as Derby Airport. The house was demolished in 1990 to make way for the Toyota car factory.
Toyota came to Burnaston in 1989, following a decision to build a series of car plants in Britain rather than export from Japan. The factory opened on 16 December 1992.
Private flying from Burnaston continued until December 1989, when the site was taken over for the factory.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Burnaston) |
- Information on Burnaston from GENUKI
- Burnaston in the Domesday Book
References
- {{cite book|last=Marriott|first=Leo|title=British Airports|year=1993|publisher=Ian Allan Ltd|isbn=0-