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Barton-under-Needwood is a large village in Staffordshire, England. It is situated between Burton upon Trent and Lichfield.
The village of Barton had the name 'under Needwood' added in 1327 to distinguish it from the other Bartons in England. The village has a very rich and interesting history.
Dunstall Hall stately home is situated about a mile outside Barton in the hamlet of Dunstall.
Among the notable residents of the town was John Taylor - Ambassador for France to King Henry VIII, First Master of the Rolls. A benefactor to Barton, responsible for the building of the present Church, between 1517 and 1533.
The village's focal point is a 15th Century Tudor Church. Thomas Gisbourne became curate of the village in 1783, being succeeded by his fourth son in 1820.
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