Bretby is a village and civil parish in the south of Derbyshire, England, north of Swadlincote and east of Burton upon Trent, on the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 893. The name means "dwelling place of Britons". On the A511 road, there is a secondary settlement, Stanhope Bretby, which was the site of Bretby Colliery.
St Wystan's Church at Bretby
Bretby ponds are nearby
The former Bradby School – 2007
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2021, it had a population of 76,270. The demonym for residents of the town is Burtonian. Burton is located 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Derby, 27 miles (43 km) north-west of Leicester, 28 miles (45 km) west-south-west of Nottingham and 20 miles (32 km) south of the southern entrance to the Peak District National Park.
Image: Market Square, Burton on Trent geograph.org.uk 5395180
Image: Burton upon Trent Town Hall geograph.org.uk 4543673
Image: St Paul's Church geograph.org.uk 3466052
Image: High Street, Burton upon Trent geograph.org.uk 5110765
