Bassetts Pole

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Bassetts Pole
Bassett's Pole Public House and signpost - geograph.org.uk - 369725.jpg
Bassett's Pole Public House and signpost; the post marks the boundary between the counties of Staffordshire and Warwickshire
Bassetts Pole is located in Warwickshire
Bassetts Pole
Bassetts Pole
Location within Warwickshire
OS grid referenceSP153979
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSUTTON COLDFIELD
Postcode districtB75
Dialling code0121
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Warwickshire
52°34′43″N 1°46′29″W / 52.578709°N 1.774807°W / 52.578709; -1.774807Coordinates: 52°34′43″N 1°46′29″W / 52.578709°N 1.774807°W / 52.578709; -1.774807

Bassetts Pole is an area at the StaffordshireWest Midlands–Warwickshire tripoint. Population details can be found under Middleton, Warwickshire. It is sited on the A446 London Road at its junction with the A38.

History[]

The name derives from a marker post set up by the Bassett family - owners of the Drayton Estate (hence the nearby village of Drayton Bassett).[citation needed] This delineated the boundary with the Middleton estates of the De Frevilles/Willoughbys/Grazebrooks and the Shenstone estates of the Grazebrooks. There are recorded episodes of several armed encounters with men from the bordering estates around this spot.[citation needed]

Transport[]

The site is located on the A446, with easy access to the A38; the Sutton Coldfield bypass and Junction T3 of the M6 Toll motorway.[citation needed] The nearest railway station is Four Oaks, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) away.


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