Staffordshire
Also known as Staffs
Staffordshire (; 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.
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Staffordshire is a ceremonial county located in the West Midlands region of England, bordered by several other counties including Cheshire, Derbyshire, Shropshire, and others. Its largest settlement is the city of Stoke-on-Trent.
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Key facts
- English county.official_name
- Staffordshire
- English county.image_caption
- The Sherbrook Valley in Cannock Chase; a bottle kiln in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent; and Lichfield Cathedral
- English county.locator_map
- 250px
- English county.map_caption
- Staffordshire shown within England
- English county.region
- West Midlands
- English county.established_date
- Ancient
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire
- English county.lord_lieutenant_name
- Professor Elizabeth Barnes CBE
- English county.high_sheriff_office
- High Sheriff of Staffordshire
- English county.high_sheriff_name
- John Timothy Joseph Gillow
- English county.area_total_km2
- 2713
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- Westminster parliamentary
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- Areas
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- Methodism
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- Canals
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Staffordshire (; 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 and had an estimated population of in . 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.
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