Burnaston
Encyclopedia
Burnaston is a village located in Derbyshire
, just south of the city of Derby
.
The village is famous for its huge Toyota car plant - one of several British
car plants built by Japan
ese carmakers as part of cost-saving measures to avoid such expenses as import duties and shipping costs. It opened on 16 December 1992.
Burnaston House was demolished in order to make way for the car factory. The house which was being restored at the time was the home of the Every family including Ashton Nicholas Every Mosley
who was a high sheriff of Derbyshire.
The Toyota site also covers the area formerly occupied by Derby (Burnaston) Airport, a small all-grass airfield that was opened in 1938 as Derby's municipal airport. During the Second World War it was used for military training purposes. Postwar, it was again used by airlines, including Derby Aviation (later British Midland Airways) until 1965 when the newly reconstructed East Midlands Airport opened. Private flying from Burnaston continued until 1989 when the site was taken over for car manufacture.
The village has swift and direct road links with nearby cities Derby and Nottingham
, as well as the city of Birmingham
that is some 40 miles southwards along the A38
dual carriageway. It is also within 20 miles of East Midlands Airport.
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, just south of the city of Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
.
The village is famous for its huge Toyota car plant - one of several British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
car plants built by Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese carmakers as part of cost-saving measures to avoid such expenses as import duties and shipping costs. It opened on 16 December 1992.
Burnaston House was demolished in order to make way for the car factory. The house which was being restored at the time was the home of the Every family including Ashton Nicholas Every Mosley
Ashton Nicholas Every Mosley
Ashton Nicholas Every Mosley was a High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1835. He was the son of Ashton Nicholas Mosley , the second son of Sir John Mosley, 1st Baronet.-Biography:...
who was a high sheriff of Derbyshire.
The Toyota site also covers the area formerly occupied by Derby (Burnaston) Airport, a small all-grass airfield that was opened in 1938 as Derby's municipal airport. During the Second World War it was used for military training purposes. Postwar, it was again used by airlines, including Derby Aviation (later British Midland Airways) until 1965 when the newly reconstructed East Midlands Airport opened. Private flying from Burnaston continued until 1989 when the site was taken over for car manufacture.
The village has swift and direct road links with nearby cities Derby and Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, as well as the city of Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
that is some 40 miles southwards along the A38
A38 road
The A38, part of which is also known as the Devon Expressway, is a major A-class trunk road in England.The road runs from Bodmin in Cornwall to Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. It is long, making it one of the longest A-roads in England. It was formerly known as the Leeds — Exeter Trunk Road,...
dual carriageway. It is also within 20 miles of East Midlands Airport.