Britton, Michigan is an incorporated village in the northeastern portion of Lenawee County. Although administered independently, the village is in north-central Ridgeway Township.
The main routes through the village are Britton Highway (Main Street) and Monroe Road (Chicago Boulevard), which intersect just south of the center of the village. Other routes Kniffen Road, which forms the northern boundaries of Britton, and Centennial Road, which is its southern boundary.
The city of Tecumseh is 6.0 miles west, Petersburg is 11.2 miles southeast, Milan is 13.4 miles northeast, and Adrian is 16.6 miles southwest of Britton, while the village of Dundee is 9.0 miles east-southeast, Deerfield is 9.3 miles south, and Blissfield is 12.8 miles to the south.
The village was founded as a railroad town when the Wabash Railroad established a station there, naming it Balch. A post office was established at a store operated by John Britton on August 13, 1881, with Britton as the first postmaster. After several trips to Detroit and the payment of five hundred dollars, Britton succeeded in persuading the railroad to rename the station Britton, and the post office took that name on April 13, 1888.
Britton had a population of 345 in 1900, the year that it first appeared on the census, its peak population was 699 in 2000, but it had dropped to 586 by the 2010 census.
The focus of this category is on the village of Britton, Michigan. Websites representing the village itself, as well as industries and businesses, schools, churches, organizations, attractions, and events in Britton, are appropriate for this category.
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The congregation meets at its facilities on South Main Street in the Village of Britton, Michigan. Its pastor is introduced and a statement of faith is put forth on the church’s site, which includes a Sunday worship schedule, a calendar of upcoming programs and events, an overview of its congregational, community, and worldwide ministries, including reports from supported missionaries. An audio sermon archive goes back to 2014, and contacts are posted to the site.
https://www.brittonbethelbaptistchurch.com/
Created in 2010, the public school district is the result of a shared services agreement between the Britton and Deerfield school boards, in which middle school students from both communities will attend classes in Deerfield, while high school students will attend classes in the Britton building. The following year, the districts were consolidated. Its schools are highlighted here, with locations, schedules, office hours, and contacts, and its academic and athletics programs are defined.
https://www.bdschools.us/
Officially incorporated in 1861, the Britton, Michigan congregation’s roots go back as far as the 1850s. The church’s history and a profile of the congregation are presented, including its affiliation with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod denomination. Directions, contacts, and an introduction to the church are offered, its congregational and community ministries, worship schedules, event calendar, monthly newsletter, weekly bulletin, daily devotions, and prayer requests.
http://www.emmanuelontheridge.com/
Mark Prielipp Greenhouse & Mohr
Founded by Mark Prielipp and Kathryn Mohr in 2018, the family business is located along Britton Highway in Britton, Michigan. Directions, a calendar of events, the telephone number, email address, and hours of operation are published to the site, which includes a gallery of photographs, highlights of its products and services, and several educational articles on various topics related to growing and maintaining plants. Its certifications and associations are listed.
http://www.mpgreenhouse.com/
Located in the southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Britton is the only incorporated municipality in Ridgeway Township. The official village website features recent news, a calendar of events, and a guide to local schools, churches, organizations, recreational opportunities, library, and senior citizen center, as well as meeting agendas and minutes, ordinances, and resident and business resources, an economic profile of the village, office hours, and contacts.
https://www.villageofbritton.org/
