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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
List of places UK England Warwickshire 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 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).^{[citation needed]} This delineated the boundary with the Middleton estates of the De Frevilles/Willoughbys/Grazebrooks and the Shenstone estates of the Grazebrooks.

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.^{[citation needed]} The nearest railway station is Four Oaks, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) away.

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