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Coordinates: 1°44′56″W / 52.732°N 1.749°W / 52.732; -1.749

Alrewas

The River Trent near Alrewas

Alrewas

Alrewas shown within Staffordshire
Population 2,997 [1]
OS grid reference
Parish Alrewas
District Lichfield
Shire county Staffordshire
Region West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BURTON-ON-TRENT
Postcode district DE13
Dialling code 01283
Police Staffordshire
Fire Staffordshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK Parliament Lichfield[2]
List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire

Alrewas (awl-ree-wuss) is a large village and civil parish within Lichfield District, in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the A38 road, approximately 5 miles north of Lichfield. According to the English Place-Name Society the name means Alluvial land growing with alder trees [3].

Points of interest

Bagnall Lock.

The Trent and Mersey Canal.

Alrewas lies at the confluence of the Trent and Mersey Canal and the River Trent. It is adjacent to the A38 road, which follows the line of Ryknild Street, a Roman road.

In 2007 Alrewas had a population of around 3,000[1]. Until 1 April 2009 it was part of the civil parish of Alrewas and Fradley, but is now a parish in its own right[4][5][6]. Situated close to Alrewas are the villages of Wychnor, Barton-under-Needwood, Fradley and Kings Bromley.

Sited just east of Alrewas is the National Memorial Arboretum, dedicated to remembering those lost due to warfare since the Second World War.

The village was previously the seat of Bishop of Lichfield.^{[citation needed]}

Churches

The Methodist church

There is a Methodist church on Post Office Road, opposite the Crown Inn. This is where many different things take such as fundrasing events and also plays a large part in the Arts festival. In 1989 due to wet rot that had damaged the roof it was necessary to renew the entire roof. After this had taken place a new floor had to be laid due to the same reason, this involved the removal of pews and the organ.

There is also All Saints' which was restored in 1997 Anglican this particular church, just off Church Lane, dates from the 12th century. Some of the Norman work remains but there is much Gothic enlargement. The font dates from the 15th century and the pulpit is 17th century. There is a monument of c. 1707 by Thomas White.

Culture & arts

The village runs the annual Alrewas Festival during the summer. This is a traditional village festival. The Alrewas Arts Festival is a bi-annual event that intends to showcase local artistic and artisan talents. As well as this there are many workshops that everyone can take part in from silk painting to film making and it is a fantastic event, there is a lot of fund raising that has to happen in order for this event to run smoothly this includes, auctions and sales.