Staffordshire
Geography
Status:	Ceremonial & (smaller) Administrative County
Region:	West Midlands
Area: - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area	Ranked 18th 2,713 km² Ranked 18th 2,620 km²
Admin HQ:	Stafford
ISO 3166-2:	GB-STS
ONS code:	41
NUTS 3:	UKG24
Demographics
Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop.	Ranked 14th 1,048,973 386 / km² Ranked 7th 810,982
Ethnicity:	97.0% White 1.7% S.Asian
Politics
Staffordshire County Council http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/
Executive:	Labour
Members of Parliament
Charlotte Atkins, William Cash, Patrick Cormack, Janet Dean, Michael Fabricant, Paul Farrelly, Mark Fisher, Robert Flello, Brian Jenkins, David Kidney, Joan Walley, Tony Wrig map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Staffordshire Cannock Chase (UK Parliament constituency) Burton (UK Parliament constituency) Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency) Newcastle-under-Lyme (UK Parliament constituency) Stafford (UK Parliament constituency) Staffordshire Moorlands (UK Parliament constituency) Staffordshire South Stoke-on-Trent Central (UK Parliament... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This is a List of Administrative shire counties of England by Area, that is to say Administrative counties with a two-tier County council structure, not including Administrative counties which are Unitary Authorities. ... Map sources for Stafford at grid reference SJ9223 Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Support Grants [1]. See also: List of Administrative shire counties of... This is a List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population, that is to say Administrative counties with a two-tier County council structure, not including Administrative counties which are Unitary Authorities. ... Arms of Staffordshire County Council. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Charlotte Atkins (born September 24, 1950) is Labour MP for Staffordshire Moorlands. ... William Nigel Paul Cash, usually Bill Cash (born 1940) is an English Tory politician, Member of Parliament and opposition front-bencher. ... Sir Patrick Thomas Cormack (born May 18, 1939) is an British politician. ... Janet Elizabeth Ann Dean (born 28 January 1949) has been a British member of Parliament for the constituency of Burton since 1997. ... Michael Louis David Fabricant (born 12 June 1950) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Lichfield. ... Christopher Paul Farrelly (born March 2, 1962) is a British politician and is the Labour member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme. ... Mark Fisher (born 29 October 1944) is a British politician, and member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent for the Labour Party. ... Robert Flello is the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South. ... Brian David Jenkins (born 19 September 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... David Neil Kidney (born 21 March 1955) is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom. ... Joan Lorraine Walley (born 23 January 1949) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Dr. Anthony Wayland Tony Wright (born 11 March 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...
Districts
Tamworth Lichfield Cannock Chase South Staffordshire Stafford Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire Moorlands East Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent (Unitary)

Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders. It adjoins the ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Shropshire. Districts in the Ceremonial County of Staffordshire. ... Map sources for Tamworth at grid reference SK2203 Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire England, located 17 miles (25km) north-east from the city of Birmingham. ... Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... Cannock Chase is a local government district in England. ... South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... Stafford is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. ... Map sources for Newcastle-under-Lyme at grid reference SJ8546 Newcastle-under-Lyme is a busy market town in Staffordshire, England, not to be confused with the larger city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. ... Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, based upon the Anglian Kingdom of Mercia, known today as The Midlands. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... This article is about the town of Stafford, England. ... The National Forest, which covers an area of 520 km² of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, is described as a forest in the making. It stretches from Leicester in the east to Burton-upon-Trent in the west, and links the ancient forests of Needwood and Charnwood. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... This article is about the English county. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Warwickshire (pronounced worrickshur or worricksheer) is a landlocked county in central England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a county in the West Midlands region of England, bordering Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Welsh counties of Powys and Clwyd. ...

The major city in Staffordshire is Stoke-on-Trent. Lichfield is also a city but is considerably smaller. Major towns include Burton-upon-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Tamworth and Stafford itself. This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Lichfield Cathedral June 2005 Lichfield is a small city in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ... Burton-upon-Trent is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England, which originally grew up around the monastery of St. ... Map sources for Newcastle-under-Lyme at grid reference SJ8546 Newcastle-under-Lyme is a busy market town in Staffordshire, England, not to be confused with the larger city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. ... Map sources for Tamworth at grid reference SK2203 Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire England, located 17 miles (25km) north-east from the city of Birmingham. ... Map sources for Stafford at grid reference SJ9223 Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ...

Staffordshire is divided into a number of districts. These are Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Tamworth. Stoke-on-Trent is administered as a separate unitary authority. Cannock Chase is a local government district in England. ... East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. ... Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. ... South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... Stafford is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. ... Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... Map sources for Tamworth at grid reference SK2203 Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire England, located 17 miles (25km) north-east from the city of Birmingham. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

History

Main article History of Staffordshire. The historic county of Staffordshire included Wolverhampton, Walsall, and West Bromwich, these three being removed in 1974 to the new county of West Midlands. ...

The historic county of Staffordshire included Wolverhampton, Walsall, and West Bromwich, these were removed in 1974 to the new county of West Midlands. The resulting administrative area of Staffordshire has a narrow southwards protrusion that runs west of West Midlands to the border of Worcestershire. Further, Stoke-on-Trent was removed in the 1990s to form a unitary authority, but is still considered part of Staffordshire for ceremonial purposes. Wolverhampton is an industrial, commercial and university city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ... Map sources for Walsall at grid reference SP0198 Walsall Art Gallery Walsall is an industrial town in the West Midlands of England, it is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. ... Map sources for West Bromwich at grid reference SO9992 West Bromwich is the largest town within the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, in the English county of West Midlands, five miles north west of Birmingham. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwʊstə.təʃə/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...

Historically, Staffordshire was divided into the five hundreds of Cuttlestone, Offlow, Pirehill, Seisdon and Totmonslow. A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and the West, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ... Seisdon was created during the eighteenth century, a rural village in the county of Staffordshire approximately six miles west of Wolverhampton. ...

Geography

In the north and in the south the county is hilly, with wild moorlands in the far north and Cannock Chase an area of natural beauty in the south. In the middle regions the surface is low and undulating. Throughout the entire county there are vast and important coal fields. In the southern part there are also rich iron ore deposits. The largest river is the Trent. The soil is chiefly clay and agriculture was not highly developed until the mechanisation of farms. Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... Cannock Chase is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. ...

Towns and villages

See the list of places in Staffordshire and the List of civil parishes in Staffordshire This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Staffordshire, England. ... This is a list of civil parishes in Staffordshire, England. ...

Places of interest

• Alton Towers
• Lichfield Cathedral [1]
• Shugborough Hall [2]
• Blithfield Hall
• Dovecliff Hall
• Festival Park
• Ford Green Hall, Smallthorne
• Madeley Old Hall
• Moseley Old Hall, Featherstone
• Sandon Hall
• Whitmore Hall
• Biddulph Grange
• Eccleshall Castle
• Mow Cop Castle
• Stafford Castle
• Tamworth Castle
• Tutbury Castle
• Croxden Abbey
• Broad Eye Windmill, Stafford
• Cheddleton Flint Mill, watermill
• Watermill housing Brindley Water Museum, Leek
• Izaak Walton Cottage Museum
• Weston Park
• Cannock Chase
• Hazel Slade Reserve
• RSPB Coombes Valley
• National Memorial Arboretum [3]
• Trentham Gardens
• Rudyard Lake
• Tittesworth Reservoir [4]
• Chasewater [5]
• River Trent
• River Blythe
• River Churnet
• Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
• Caldon Canal
• Coventry Canal
• Shropshire Union Canal
• Trent and Mersey Canal, Harecastle Tunnel
• Heritage railways: Chasewater Railway, Foxfield Steam Railway, Manifold Valley Railway
• Long distance footpaths: Heart of England Way, Staffordshire Way

Alton Towers is Britains best known theme park. ... Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. ... Shugborough Hall is the ancestral home of Lord Lichfield and is situated near Stafford on the north eastern edge of Cannock Chase. ... Blithfield Hall is a country house in Staffordshire, England, south west of Uttoxeter and north of Rugeley. ... Antony Gormley sculpture, A View, A Place, 1986. ... This article is about the town of Featherstone in Yorkshire. ... Biddulph Grange is a National Trust house and landscaped gardens, near Stoke-on-Trent, England. ... Eccleshall Castle is located in Staffordshire, England. ... Mow Cop Castle is at Mow Cop in the county of Staffordshire, England. ... Stafford Castle is a building near the town of Stafford in England. ... Tamworth Castle is a small castle, located next to the River Tame, in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire England. ... Tutbury is a large village of about 3,000 residents surrounded by the agricultural countryside of Staffordshire and Derbyshire. ... Croxden Abbey was a Cistercian abbey at Croxden, Staffordshire, England. ... Map sources for Stafford at grid reference SJ9223 Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... Watermill of Braine-le-Château, Belgium (XII th century. ... Leek Market Square Arms of Leek Town Council Leek is a town in the county of Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet. ... Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Shropshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres (4 km²) of park landscaped by Capability Brown. ... Cannock Chase is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. ... RSPB Coombes Valley is a nature reserve, run by the RSPB, in Staffordshire, England. ... The National Memerial Arboretum is near Alrewas, Staffordshire, England. ... Trentham Gardens are formal Italianate gardens, and an English landscape park, on the southern fringes of the city of Stoke on Trent, England. ... Rudyard Lake is a reservoir constructed in 1831 to feed the Macclesfield canal. ... Tittesworth Reservoir is a water storage reservoir near Leek, Staffordshire. ... Chasewater is a 3 km² reservoir between Brownhills, Norton Canes and Burntwood, in Staffordshire, England. ... The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. ... The Blythe is a river in the English Midlands. ... The River Churnet rises in the Staffordshire moorlands near the Roaches. ... The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is a canal in the West Midlands of England, between Birmingham and Fazeley, just outside Tamworth. ... The Caldon Canal runs 18 miles from Froghall to Stoke where it joins the Trent and Mersey. ... Coventry Canal nr Fradley The Coventry Canal is a narrow Canal in England which travels for 38 miles (65 km) between Coventry and Fradley Junction,just north of Lichfield, where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal. ... The Shropshire Union Canal near Norbury Junction The Shropshire Union Canal is a canal linking Wolverhampton with the River Mersey. ... The Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal linking the River Trent at Shardlow in Derbyshire to the River Mersey at Runcorn in Cheshire. ... A scene on a heritage railway. ... Chasewater Railway is a former colliery railway running round the shores of Chasewater in Staffordshire, England. ... The Foxfield Steam Railway is a 5-mile preserved standard-gauge line located SE of Stoke on Trent. ... Long-distance trails (or long-distance tracks, paths, footpaths or greenways) are trails or footpaths covering large distances, typically 50 km or more, used for rambling (that is, hiking or backpacking). ... The Heart of England Way[1] is a long distance walk of around 100 miles through the Midlands of England. ...

Local Groups

• West Midland Bird Club
• Lichfield Cricket Club

The West Midland Bird Club is the UKs largest regional ornithology society. ... The Lichfield Cricket Club, though not the best cricket club in the Birmingham Premier Cricket League, endeavours to have the most fun. ...

See also

• The Stafford knot - as on the coat of arms above

Map sources for Stafford at grid reference SJ9223 Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ...

External links

• Staffordshire Past Track - excellent historical archive about the county

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