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Burton upon Trent’s greatest fortune was that its local well water flows through gypsum creating a content that makes it uniquely ideal for brewing.

Even in the 11th century, the town was well known for its ales brewed by monks at the first brewery. At its height, Burton was known as the ‘Brewing capital of the World’. 

Wulfric Spot founded Burton in 1004 as a Benedictine monastery and was granted an official charter by King Aethelred the Unready. The building, always known as ‘The Abbey’ until recent times, was part of the original site making it one of the most significant buildings in the town.