TUTBURY  , a

town in the Burton parliamentary division of Staffordshire, England, 42 M . N.W. of Burton-upon-Trent, picturesquely situated on the river Dove, a western tributary of the Trent, which forms the county boundary with Derby-shire . Pop . (1901), 1971 . The station of the Great Northern and North Staffordshire railways is in Derbyshire . The fine church of St Mary has a nave of rich Norman work with a remarkable western doorway; there are Early English additions, and the apsidal chancel is a modern imitation of that style . There are ruins of a large castle standing high above the valley; these include a gateway of 14th-century work, strengthened in Caroline times, a wall enclosing the broad " Tilt Yard," and portions of dwelling rooms . Glass is the staple manufacture . Alabaster is found in the neighbourhood.in 1322 . See Mosley, History of Castle, Priory and Town of Tutbury (1832); Victoria County History: Stafford .