Burton Local History

What was the telephone number of Burton fire station in 1901?

• 999
• 100
• 1

What year was Marmite first established in Burton?

• 1802
• 1852
• 1902

What year was Rolleston Hall almost destroyed by fire?

• 1871
• 1891
• 1911

Where was the nearest gallows to Burton?

• London
• Derby
• Burton

Which Burton church has an almost identical twin?

• Saint Modwens
• All Saints
• Saint Marys (Stretton)

What was the fate of Burtonian Edward Wightman in 1612?

• Last person burned at the stake
• Hung at the gallows
• First person sentenced to jail

Where was Burton`s first jail cell?

• In the first police station
• Manorial Gaol, Station Street
• Under the Royal Oak pub

When did the Ferry Bridge become toll free?

• When it opened in 1889
• The year after it opened in 1890
• 9 years after it opened, in 1898

What year was the first police station opened in Burton?

• 1802
• 1822
• 1842

What year was the first Burton postmark?

• 1722
• 1802
• 1882