Portal:Staffordshire

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Staffordshire (/ˈstæfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a 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.

The county has an area of 1,713 square kilometres (661 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,177,578 in 2024. Stoke-on-Trent is in the north of the county, and the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme immediately to the west. Stafford is in the centre, Burton upon Trent in the east, and Tamworth and the city of Lichfield in the south-east. For local government purposes Staffordshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with eight districts, plus 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. The Cannock Chase AONB and parts of the National Forest and Kinver Edge 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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The Burton upon Trent and Swadlincote Green Belt is a green belt environmental and planning policy that regulates the rural space between the towns of Burton upon Trent and Swadlincote, in the counties of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, within the East Midlands region of England. Essentially, the function of the green belt in this location is to prevent the towns merging by lessening urban sprawl. It is managed by local planning authorities on guidance from central government. (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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Keele Hall, a former stately home on the outskirts of Newcastle-under-Lyme was bought by the Keele University in 1948. In the early 20th century, the exiled Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia lived in the hall.

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

Image 1Biddulph Grange in Biddulph, the district's second largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 2Fenton Library (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 3The Golden sculpture, March 2017 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 4Lemmy, born in Burslem (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 5Hanley Bus Station (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 6Restored bottle kilns, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 7Man of Fire, a 1964 sculpture installed on the Lewis's store (later Debenhams), in Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 8Map of Stafford by John Speed circa 1611 (from Stafford)
Image 9Stoke-upon-Trent Town Hall (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 10Shire Hall and Market Square (from Stafford)
Image 11Stafford Hospital (from Stafford)
Image 12Stoke-on-Trent railway station platform (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 13"CAPO" Modernist Sculpture depicting the head of Josiah Wedgwood by Vincent Woropay, © Eirian Evans via Geograph (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 14Royal Stoke University Hospital from above (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 15Porcelain teapot by Henry and Richard Daniel, 1830 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 16Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 17Vale 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 18Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 19Stafford Crown Court (from Stafford)
Image 20A view of Stoke from Penkhull by Henry Lark I Pratt (1805-1873) (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 21Trentham Lake, Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 22St Chad's Church, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 23Cheadle, the district's third largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 24BBC Radio Stoke Offices (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 25Hugh Bourne, founder of Primitive Methodism (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 26Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 27A diagram of local railway services in Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 28Flag of Staffordshire (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 29One Smithfield, Hanley, one of the offices of Stoke-on-Trent City Council (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 30Stafford Knot (from Stafford)
Image 31Colorado Bouillons Regina and teapots, vitrified tableware by Dudson Brothers Ltd. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 32Robert Berkoff Bankers' Clearing House statue on the Trentham Estate (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 33Victoria Park, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 34Perseus with the Head of Medusa sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini at Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 35The author Izaak Walton was born in Stafford. Portrait by Jacob Huysmans (from Stafford)
Image 36Stoke City's bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 37Map of Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 38Arnold Bennett, raised in Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 39Hundreds of Staffordshire (with North to the right) (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 40Tunstall Tower Square (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 41A Man Can't Fly sculpture (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 42100 Faces Mural, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 43Leek, the district's largest town and administrative headquarters. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 44View from Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 45Stafford railway station (from Stafford)
Image 46Chatterley Whitfield Colliery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 47Albion Street, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 48The Goods Yard (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 49Looking southeast over the Roaches and Hen Cloud (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 50Moors located within the district (from Staffordshire Moorlands)

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Interesting facts

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... 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?
... that from the 1550s (reign of Mary I) until 1888, Lichfield was a separate county from the rest of Staffordshire?
... that Bethesda Methodist Chapel in Hanley, Staffordshire, now redundant, has been known as the "Cathedral of the Potteries"?
... that George Speake sees an "eyeless, open-jawed serpent" on the Staffordshire helmet?