Spath
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This article is about the British village. For the plant, see Spathiphyllum.
| Spath | |
  Spath shown within Staffordshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | East Staffordshire |
| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | UTTOXETER |
| Postcode district | ST14 |
| Dialling code | 01889 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| European Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Burton |
| List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire | |
Spath, is a small village north of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England.
Spath is on the River Tean and is divided from Uttoxeter by the A50 road.
In UK railway history, Spath is notable as the site of the first automatic (i.e. train-operated) level crossing in the United Kingdom, which came into operation on 5 February 1961. The railway has now been dismantled, the road which crossed it via the automatic crossing is now gated and only leads to a farm and there is no remaining visible sign of the crossing.
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