It lies between Swadlincote and Burton upon Trent and connected to the A444 to the south and the A511 to the north.

To the east is the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, very close to the M42 linking Nottingham (Northeast) and Birmingham (Southwest).

Burton upon Trent is to the west with the A38 heading south to Lichfield and north for Derby and the M1.

It was first calculated as being at Rodsley in 1901 and has spread south to be at Appleby Magna by the year 2000.

In 2005, the ward was renamed Newhall and Stanton, and enlarged slightly, to include more of the Newhall area; at the time of the 2001 census the area covered by the new ward had a population of 6,963.

[5] The track also hosted whippets and the main distances for greyhounds was 300 and 500 yards.