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Staffordshire (/ˈstæfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the south-east, the West Midlands county and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and the county town is Stafford.

The county has an area of 1,713 square kilometres (661 sq mi) and a population of 1,131,052. After Stoke-on-Trent (258,366), the largest settlements are Tamworth (78,646), Newcastle-under-Lyme (75,082), Burton upon Trent (72,299) and Stafford (71,673); the city of Lichfield has a population of 33,816. For local government purposes Staffordshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with nine districts, and the unitary authority area of Stoke-on-Trent. The county historically included the north-west of the West Midlands county, including Walsall, West Bromwich, and Wolverhampton.

Staffordshire is hilly to the north and south. The southern end of the Pennines is in the north, containing part of the Peak District National Park, while the Cannock Chase AONB and part of the National Forest are in the south. The River Trent and its tributaries drain most of the county. From its source, near Biddulph, the river flows through Staffordshire in a southwesterly direction, meeting the Sow just east of Stafford; it then meets the River Tame and turns north-east, exiting into Derbyshire immediately downstream of Burton upon Trent. (Full article...)

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Stafford (/ˈstæfərd/) is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, England. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) south of Stoke-on-Trent, 15 miles (24 km) north of Wolverhampton, and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 71,673 in 2021, and is the main settlement within the larger Borough of Stafford, which had a population of 136,837 in 2021.

Stafford has Anglo-Saxon roots, being founded in 913, when Æthelflæd, Lady of Mercia founded a defensive burh, it became the county town of Staffordshire soon after. Stafford became an important market town in the Middle Ages, and later grew into an important industrial town due to the proliferation of shoemaking, engineering and electrical industries. (Full article...)

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Towns & Districts	• STAFFORDSHIRE \| PLACES \| CIVIL PARISHES \| Cannock Chase \| East Staffordshire \| Lichfield \| Newcastle-under-Lyme \| South Staffordshire \| Stafford \| Staffordshire Moorlands \| Tamworth
History	• HISTORY \| Staffordshire Hoard \| Tamworth Castle \| Stafford Castle \|Tutbury Castle \|Chartley Castle \| MILITARY HISTORY \| Battle of Hopton Heath \| South Staffordshire Regiment North Staffordshire Regiment \| Staffordshire Yeomanry
Sights	• PLACES OF INTEREST \| Drayton Manor Theme Park \| Alton Towers \| Rudyard Lake Steam Railway \| CASTLES & HISTORIC HOUSES \| Ancient High House \| Barlaston Hall \| Barlaston Hall \| Barlaston Hall \| Tixall Gatehouse \| Alton Castle \| Blithfield Hall \| Wootton Lodge \| Erasmus Darwin House \| Hospital of St John Baptist without the Barrs \| Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum \| Ford Green Hall \| Himley Hall \| GRADE I LISTED BUILDINGS \| *GRADE II LISTED BUILDINGS** \| Grade II* listed buildings in Cannock Chase (district) \| Grade II* listed buildings in Cannock Chase (district) \| Grade II* listed buildings in East Staffordshire \| Grade II* listed buildings in Lichfield (district) \| Grade II* listed buildings in Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough) \| Grade II* listed buildings in South Staffordshire \| Grade II* listed buildings in Stafford (borough) \| Grade II* listed buildings in Staffordshire Moorlands \| Grade II* listed buildings in Stoke-on-Trent \| Grade II* listed buildings in Tamworth (borough)
Sport & Recreation	• SPORTING TEAMS \| Stoke City F.C. \| Port Vale F.C. \| SPORTING VENUES \| Britannia Stadium \| Victoria Ground \| Vale Park \| SPORTING EVENTS \| Potteries derby \| RECREATION \| Scouting
Transport	• CANALS \| Caldon Canal \| Bridgewater Canal \|Trent and Mersey Canal \| Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal \| Hatherton Canal \| Lichfield Canal \| Shropshire Union Canal \| Sir Nigel Gresley's Canal \| Stourbridge Extension Canal \| Birmingham and Fazeley Canal \| RAIL \| Stoke-on-Trent railway station \| Lichfield City railway station \| Stafford railway station \| West Coast Main Line \| ROADS \| M6 \| M6 Toll \| M54 \| M64 \| A50 \| A34
Education & Services	• SCHOOLS \| List of schools in Stoke-on-Trent \| UNIVERSITIES \| Keele University \| Staffordshire University \| SERVICES \| Fire and Rescue \| Police \| Severn Trent
Culture & Media	• LITERATURE \| Arnold Bennett \| Anna of the Five Towns \| Clayhanger \| THEATRE \| Regent Theatre \| New Vic Theatre \| Lichfield Garrick Theatre \| NEWSPAPERS \| The Sentinel \| Burton Mail \| RADIO \| BBC Radio Stoke \| Signal 1 \| Signal 2 \| Stafford FM \| Windmill Broadcasting \| 6 Towns Radio
Religion	• RELIGION \| Grade I listed churches in Staffordshire \| Bishop of Lichfield \| Lichfield Cathedral \| Diocese of Lichfield \| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham

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Mow Cop Castle is a folly at Mow Cop, near Harriseahead, Staffordshire.Traces of a prehistoric camp have been found here, but in 1754, Randle Wilbraham of nearby Rode Hall built an elaborate summerhouse looking like a medieval fortress and round tower.

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The following are images from various Staffordshire-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Burslem School of Art (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 2Flag of Staffordshire (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 3Biddulph Grange in Biddulph, the district's second largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 4Hundreds of Staffordshire (with North to the right) (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 5Moors located within the district (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 6Vale Park, home of Port Vale. Completed in 1950, at the time of its construction it was nicknamed 'The Wembley of the North'. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 7View from Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 8A diagram of local rail services in Stoke-on-Trent. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 9Hugh Bourne, founder of Primitive Methodism (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 10Perseus with the Head of Medusa sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini at Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 11Stoke City's Bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 12Map of Stafford by John Speed circa 1611 (from Stafford)
Image 13Staffordshire University Stoke campus (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 14Town Twinning Sign on Eccleshall Road (from Stafford)
Image 15Stafford Crown Court (from Stafford)
Image 16Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 17Stafford railway station (from Stafford)
Image 18Colclough China Longton, a factory typical of the mid 20th century (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 19Leek, the district's largest town and administrative headquarters. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 20Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 21Shire Hall and Market Square (from Stafford)
Image 22Arnold Bennett, raised in Hanley. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 23Tunstall Tower Square. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 24Stafford Hospital (from Stafford)
Image 25Terraced housing is a common feature in the city. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 26The author Izaak Walton was born in Stafford. Portrait by Jacob Huysmans (from Stafford)
Image 27Chatterley Whitfield Colliery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 28Canal on New Leek Road. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 29Porcelain teapot by Henry and Richard Daniel, 1830 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 30Restored bottle kilns, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 31Statue of Josiah Wedgwood by Edward Davis unveiled at its present location in 1863 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 32Victoria Park, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 33A Man Can't Fly sculpture, Stoke-on-Trent, England. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 34Stoke-upon-Trent Town Hall (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 35A50 close to Longton. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 36"CAPO" Modernist Sculpture depicting the head of Josiah Wedgwood by Vincent Woropay © Eirian Evans via Geograph. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 37Ancient High House (from Stafford)
Image 38Looking southeast over the Roaches and Hen Cloud (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 39Former City Central Library & Archives, Bethesda Street, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 40Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 41The Golden sculpture, March 2017. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 42Potteries Oatcake. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 43Stafford Knot (from Stafford)
Image 44Miss Elizabeth is a pleasure boat that travels the length of Trentham Lake, within Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 45Stafford CC versus the MCC in their Centenary Year 1964 (from Stafford)
Image 46Cheadle, the district's third largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 47Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent City Centre. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 48Stoke-on-Trent railway station, built 1848. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 49Man of Fire, a 1964 sculpture installed on Lewis's Store (later Debenhams), Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 50St Chad's Church, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 51County Buildings, Martin Street, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 52Lemmy, born in Burslem (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 53Colorado Bouillons Regina and teapots, vitrified tableware by Dudson Brothers Ltd. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 54Royal Stoke University Hospital (from Stoke-on-Trent)

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Interesting facts

Did you know...

... that the Diocese of Lichfield was once one of the largest in medieval England and was divided into five archdeaconries?
... that George Speake sees an "eyeless, open-jawed serpent" on the Staffordshire helmet?
... that Fascist MP Oswald Mosley (pictured)
Oswald Mosley
lived for many years in the now demolished Apedale Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme?
... that the Staffordshire County League (South) was originally formed as the Walsall & District Junior League after a meeting of football club representatives at the People's Coffee House in Walsall?