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 folly-like footbridge and adjacent swing bridge over the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal near Drayton Bassett, one mile from Fazeley Junction

Drayton Bassett is a village and civil parish since 1974 in Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England. The village is on the Heart of England Way, a footpath. Much of the housing is clustered together but more than half is 20th century in the parish as a whole. In the parish is Drayton Manor Theme Park, occupying a large minority of its land.

North of the adjoining suburb or town of Fazeley is the large town of Tamworth. The eastern lands of the parish form the bulk of Middleton Lakes RSPB reserve which has lakes of various sizes and has replaced an area of gravel workings (excavation). (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 1Stoke-upon-Trent Town Hall (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 2Porcelain teapot by Henry and Richard Daniel, 1830 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 3Colclough China Longton, a factory typical of the mid-20th century (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 4Royal Stoke University Hospital from above (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 5Arnold Bennett, raised in Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 6A Staffordshire oatcake (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 7Tunstall Tower Square (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 8Stoke City's bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 9Cheadle, the district's third largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 10Perseus with the Head of Medusa sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini at Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 11Hundreds of Staffordshire (with North to the right) (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 12Stafford Hospital (from Stafford)
Image 13Colorado Bouillons Regina and teapots, vitrified tableware by Dudson Brothers Ltd. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 14Map of Stafford by John Speed circa 1611 (from Stafford)
Image 15The Goods Yard (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 16A Man Can't Fly sculpture (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 17Biddulph Grange in Biddulph, the district's second largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 18Victoria Park, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 19Burslem School of Art (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 20Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 21Statue of Josiah Wedgwood near the World of Wedgwood museum (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 22Shire Hall and Market Square (from Stafford)
Image 23Leek, the district's largest town and administrative headquarters. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 24Lemmy, born in Burslem (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 25"CAPO" Modernist Sculpture depicting the head of Josiah Wedgwood by Vincent Woropay, © Eirian Evans via Geograph (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 26Town Twinning sign on Eccleshall Road (from Stafford)
Image 27Stafford railway station (from Stafford)
Image 28Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 29Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 30Stafford CC versus the MCC in their centenary year, 1964 (from Stafford)
Image 31Stafford Knot (from Stafford)
Image 32The Catalyst at the University of Staffordshire (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 33BBC Radio Stoke Offices (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 34100 Faces Mural, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 35Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 36Fenton Library (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 37Vale 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 38Moors located within the district (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 39Chatterley Whitfield Colliery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 40The Golden sculpture, March 2017 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 41A view of Stoke from Penkhull by Henry Lark I Pratt (1805-1873) (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 42Hanley Bus Station (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 43Restored bottle kilns, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 44Man of Fire, a 1964 sculpture installed on the Lewis's store (later Debenhams), in Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 45Stoke-on-Trent railway station platform (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 46St Chad's Church, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 47County Buildings, Martin Street (from Stafford)
Image 48Trentham Lake, Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 49View from Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 50Hugh Bourne, founder of Primitive Methodism (from Stoke-on-Trent)

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Interesting facts

Did you know...

... that visitors can walk through Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire without any barriers between them and the 140 Barbary macaques that live there?
... that George Speake sees an "eyeless, open-jawed serpent" on the Staffordshire helmet?
... that the Diocese of Lichfield was once one of the largest in medieval England and was divided into five archdeaconries?
... that Bethesda Methodist Chapel in Hanley, Staffordshire, now redundant, has been known as the "Cathedral of the Potteries"?