Alrewas

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name= Alrewas
latitude= 52.732
longitude= -1.749
population =
shire_district= Lichfield
shire_county = Staffordshire
region= West Midlands
constituency_westminster= Lichfield
post_town= BURTON-ON-TRENT
postcode_district = DE13
postcode_area= DE
dial_code= 01283
os_grid_reference= SK170150
london_distance=
static_

static_image_caption=The River Trent near Alrewas

Alrewas "(awl-ree-wuss, al-)" is a large village approximately 5 miles north of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England.

External links

* [http://www.alrewas.org.uk Alrewas Community Portal, Forum, News & Email ]

Points of interest

Alrewas has a population of just under 3000 Fact|date=June 2008 and lies on the confluence of the Trent and Mersey Canal and the River Trent, and was previously the seat of Bishop of Lichfield.

It is part of the civil parish of Alrewas and Fradley. Situated close to Alrewas are the villages of Barton-under-Needwood, Fradley and Kings Bromley.

Alrewas is sited adjacent to the A38 road, which follows the line of Ryknild Street, a Roman road.

Sited just south of Alrewas is the National Memorial Arboretum and Whitemoor Haye.

In October 2007, the War Memorial to those who died serving in the British Armed Forces was opened by Queen Elizabeth II at the National Memorial Arboretum. Fact|date=June 2008

Churches

There is a Methodist church on Post Office Road, opposite the Crown Inn.

There is also All Saints Anglican church, just off Church Lane, which dates from the 12th century.

References