Bassetts Pole

Bassetts Pole
Bassetts Pole
 Bassetts Pole shown within Warwickshire
OS grid referenceSP153979
DistrictNorth Warwickshire
Shire countyWarwickshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town SUTTON COLDFIELD
Postcode district B75
Dialling code 0121
Police Warwickshire
Fire Warwickshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentSutton Coldfield
List of places
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England
Warwickshire

Coordinates: 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 MidlandsWarwickshire 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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