Bassetts Pole

Bassetts Pole
Bassetts Pole
	; Bassett's Pole Public House and signpost; the post marks the boundary between the counties of Staffordshire and Warwickshire
	Bassetts Pole Location within Warwickshire
OS grid reference	SP153979
District	North Warwickshire;
Shire county	Warwickshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SUTTON COLDFIELD
Postcode district	B75
Dialling code	0121
Police	Warwickshire
Fire	Warwickshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Sutton Coldfield;

Bassetts Pole is an area at the Staffordshire–West 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). 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.

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. The nearest railway station is Four Oaks, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) away.

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