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| Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
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| Origin | Historic |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Area - Total - Admin. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. council - Admin. area |
Ranked 18th 2,713 km² (1,047 sq mi) Ranked 18th 2,620 km² (1,012 sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Stafford |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-STS |
| ONS code | 41 |
| NUTS 3 | UKG24 |
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| Population - Total (2006 est. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. See also Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by area This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. 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) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density - Admin. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume council - Admin. pop. |
Ranked 14th 1,062,500 391/km² (1,013/sq mi) Ranked 8th 816,700 |
| Ethnicity | 97. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. 0% White 1. 7% S. Asian |
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Staffordshire County Council http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk |
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Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Tamworth is a Town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (22 km north-east of Birmingham Settlements and parishes of Stafford Adbaston Barlaston, Berkswich, Bradley, Brocton History The present town is originally a Roman settlement In the Middle Ages there was a large castle here owned by John of Gaunt, and a major medieval market Education The Staffordshire Moorlands ranks highly at GCSE level compared to many other districts in Staffordshire. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 The counties of England are territorial divisions of England for the purposes of administrative political and geographical demarcation The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The county town is Stafford. This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders. The National Forest, is an area of 520 km² (200 square miles of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, in England. It adjoins the ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire, and Shropshire. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. History The area that is now Derbyshire was first visited probably briefly by humans 200000 years ago during the Aveley Interglacial as evidenced by a Middle Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the
The largest city in ceremonial Staffordshire is Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 Lichfield also has city status, though is considerably smaller. Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Wolverhampton and Walsall used to be in Staffordshire but are now within the West Midlands. Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. Major towns include Burton upon Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cannock, Tamworth, and Stafford itself. Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, Newcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as "castle" to many local people is a Market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal Cannock is a town in Staffordshire, England, just north of the West Midlands conurbation. Tamworth is a Town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (22 km north-east of Birmingham
Staffordshire is divided into a number of districts. These are Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands, and Tamworth. History The present town is originally a Roman settlement In the Middle Ages there was a large castle here owned by John of Gaunt, and a major medieval market Settlements and parishes of Stafford Adbaston Barlaston, Berkswich, Bradley, Brocton Education The Staffordshire Moorlands ranks highly at GCSE level compared to many other districts in Staffordshire. Tamworth is a Town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (22 km north-east of Birmingham Stoke-on-Trent is administered as an independent unitary authority. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions
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History
Historically, Staffordshire was divided into the five hundreds of Cuttlestone, Offlow, Pirehill, Seisdon, and Totmonslow. The historic county of Staffordshire included Wolverhampton, Walsall, and West Bromwich, these three being removed in 1974 to the new county Seisdon is a rural Village in the county of Staffordshire approximately six miles west of Wolverhampton.
The historic boundaries of Staffordshire cover much of what is now the metropolitan county of West Midlands. The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level Administrative division of England. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 An administrative county of Staffordshire was set up in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 covering the county except the county boroughs of Wolverhampton, Walsall, and West Bromwich in the south (the area known as the Black Country), and Hanley in the north. Administrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974 The Local Government Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 41 was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1888 and established County councils and County borough County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (excluding Scotland) to refer to a Borough or a City Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton The Act also saw the towns of Tamworth (partly in Warwickshire) and Burton upon Trent (partly in Derbyshire) united entirely in Staffordshire. Tamworth is a Town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (22 km north-east of Birmingham Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire,
Handsworth and Perry Barr became part of the county borough of Birmingham in the early 20th century, and thus associated with Warwickshire. This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford. Handsworth ( is an inner city suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own District committee. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to Burton, in the east of the county, became a county borough in 1901, and was followed by Smethwick, another Black Country town in 1907. Smethwick (pronounced 'Smethick' is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. In 1910 the six towns of the Staffordshire Potteries, including Hanley, became the single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19
A major reorganisation in the Black Country in 1966, under the recommendation of the Local Government Commission for England led to the creation of an area of contiguous county boroughs. The Local Government Commission for England was established by the Local Government Act 1958 to review the organisation of local government and make "such proposals The County Borough of Warley was formed by the merger of the county borough of Smethwick and municipal borough of Rowley Regis with the Worcestershire borough of Oldbury : the resulting county borough was associated with Worcestershire. Warley was from 1966 to 1974 a County borough and Civil parish formed by the combination of the existing county borough of Smethwick with the non-county Smethwick (pronounced 'Smethick' is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county, and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom Oldbury is a Town in the West Midlands in England. It is a part of the Black Country and the administrative centre of the borough of Sandwell Meanwhile, the county borough of Dudley, historically a detached part of Worcestershire, expanded and became associated with Staffordshire instead. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. This reorganisation led to the administrative county of Staffordshire having a thin protusion passing between the county boroughs (to the east) and Shropshire, to the west, to form a short border with Worcestershire.
Under the Local Government Act 1972, on April 1, 1974 the county boroughs of the Black Country and the Staffordshire urban district of Aldridge-Brownhills became, along with Birmingham, Solihull, and Coventry and other districts, a new metropolitan county of West Midlands. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Aldridge-Brownhills was an Urban district in Staffordshire, England from 1966 to 1974 The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 County boroughs were abolished, with Stoke becoming a non-metropolitan district in Staffordshire, and Burton forming an unparished area in the district of East Staffordshire. In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a Civil parish. On April 1, 1997, under a recommendation of the Banham Commission, Stoke-on-Trent became a unitary authority independent of Staffordshire once more. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Local Government Commission for England was the body responsible for reviewing the structure of local government in England from 1992 to 2002
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire at current basic prices published (pp. 240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added[1] | Agriculture[2] | Industry[3] | Services[4] |
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| 1995 | 6,447 | 209 | 2,349 | 3,889 |
| 2000 | 8,621 | 150 | 2,986 | 5,485 |
| 2003 | 10,169 | 169 | 3,164 | 6,835 |
- ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
- ^ includes hunting and forestry
- ^ includes energy and construction
- ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
The Britannia Building Society is based in Leek. The Britannia Building Society is one of the major UK mutual building societies remaining today with headquarters in Staffordshire, England Leek is a Market town in the county of Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet. JCB are based in Rocester near Uttoxeter. JCB, or J C Bamford (Excavators Ltd as it is more properly known is a family business named after its founder J Rocester (ˈroʊstɚ is a village and Civil parish in the East Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. Uttoxeter is a small Market town in eastern Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Alton Towers is nearby. Alton Towers is a Theme park and Resort located in the grounds of a former stately home in Staffordshire, England. Alstom has a factory in Stafford, with some (power transmission) being sold in 2003 to Areva. Alstom ( is a large French multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and Transport markets AREVA ( is a French public Multinational industrial conglomerate that is mainly known for Nuclear power; it also has interests in other
Education
Staffordshire has a completely comprehensive system with eight independent schools. Most secondary schools are from 11-16 or 18, but two in Staffordshire Moorlands and South Staffordshire are from 13-18. Resources are shared, where appropriate, with Kingsmead Technology College, for example, providing the sixth form for two other schools. Kingsmead Technology College is a Specialist school in technology.
Two major universities are located in the county. Keele University is located in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Keele University is a research-intensive Campus university located near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Newcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as "castle" to many local people is a Market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal Staffordshire University has two campuses; one located in Stoke-on-Trent, the other in Stafford. Staffordshire University is a University with its main Campus based in the City of Stoke-on-Trent, and with other campuses in Stafford Stoke-on-Trent ( often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city in Staffordshire, England which forms a linear Conurbation almost 12 miles (19 This article is about the town of Stafford England For the larger local government district see Borough of Stafford.
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. Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas characterised by low growing vegetation on Acidic soils Cannock Chase ( is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. In the middle regions the surface is low and undulating. Throughout the entire county there are vast and important coal fields. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. In the southern part there are also rich iron ore deposits. The largest river is the Trent. The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire between Biddulph and Biddulph Moor. The soil is chiefly clay and agriculture was not highly developed until the mechanisation of farms.
Staffordshire is also home to the highest village in England, Flash. Flash is a village within the Staffordshire Moorlands, England, and the Peak District National Park The village in the Staffordshire Moorlands stands at 463 m (1518ft) above sea level. Education The Staffordshire Moorlands ranks highly at GCSE level compared to many other districts in Staffordshire. This record was confirmed in 2007 by the Ordnance Survey after Wanlockhead in Scotland also claimed the record. Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government Wanlockhead is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland nestling in the Lowther Hills, which form part of the Southern Uplands Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The BBC's 'The One Show' investigated the case in a bid to settle the argument and Flash turned out to be the highest. The One Show is a topical magazine-style television programme broadcast on weekdays at 658pm on BBC One.
Government
Staffordshire County Council is the local authority for the county. Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State.
Boundary changes
- 1844: The Counties (Detached Parts) Act transferred two parishes from, and part of a township to, the county. The Counties (Detached Parts Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict. c 61 which came to effect in 20 October 1844, was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches
- 1888: Those parts of the town of Tamworth lying in Warwickshire were ceded to Staffordshire. Tamworth is a Town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles (22 km north-east of Birmingham Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to
- 1891: Harborne became part of the county borough of Birmingham and thus transferred from Staffordshire to Warwickshire by the Local Govt. Harborne is an area three miles southwest from Birmingham city centre England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to Bd. 's Prov. Orders Conf. (No. 13) Act, 54 & 55 Vic. c. 161 (local act).
- 1895: a small section containing the villages of Shatterford and Upper Arley was transferred to Worcestershire.
- 1911: Handsworth became part of Birmingham, then in Warwickshire. Handsworth ( is an inner city suburb of Birmingham in the West Midlands, England.
- 1928: Perry Barr was ceded to Warwickshire, also as part of Birmingham. Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own District committee.
- 1966: Smethwick and Rowley Regis became part of Worcestershire, as components of the newly-formed borough of Warley. Smethwick (pronounced 'Smethick' is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. Rowley Regis is a town in the Sandwell metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county, and a part of the Black Country in the United Kingdom Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. Dudley was ceded from Worcestershire, having absorbed the Staffordshire towns of Sedgley, Coseley and Brierley Hill into its local authority. Dudley ( is a large town in the West Midlands, England, with a population of 194919. Sedgley is a town in the West Midlands of England, but historically in Staffordshire. Coseley is a town located mostly within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the English West Midlands. Brierley Hill is a Town and electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England. Localities Localities within the borough include Amblecote Brierley Hill Bromley Coseley
- 1974: Under The Local Government Act 1972, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Walsall and West Bromwich (plus Warley and Birmingham) became part of the newly-formed West Midlands County. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales West Bromwich ( is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300
- 1994: The western/southern shores of Chasewater, were acquired from the West Midlands, transferring from the Walsall local authority into Cannock Chase. Chasewater is a 3 km² reservoir between Brownhills, Norton Canes and Burntwood, in the district of Lichfield, Staffordshire Localities Aldridge, Alumwell Barr Beacon, Bentley, Birchills, Blakenall Heath, Bloxwich Cannock Chase ( is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England.
Towns and villages
See the list of places in Staffordshire and the List of civil parishes in Staffordshire
Dogs
A type of bull terrier called the Staffordshire Bull Terrier was bred for hunting purposes in this county. This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. This is a list of civil parishes in Staffordshire, England. Stoke-on-Trent is included in this list (though it is entirely unparished http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaWikiProject_Dog_breeds#Infobox_Dogbreed_template for full They are known affectionately as "Staffs", "Staffies", and "Nanny-dogs". Staffies should not be confused with the considerably larger American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, and (English) Bull Terrier.
Transport
Canals
Staffordshire has an extensive network of canals including the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Caldon Canal, Coventry Canal, Shropshire Union Canal and Trent and Mersey Canal. The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is a Canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands of England. The Caldon Canal (or more properly the Caldon Branch of the Trent & Mersey Canal) opened in 1779 runs 18 miles from Etruria, in Stoke-on-Trent where The Coventry Canal is a navigable narrow Canal in the Midlands of England. The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable Canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the SU system The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 935 miles (150 km long Canal in the East Midlands West Midlands and North West of England
Railways
See Rail transport in Staffordshire
Roads
The county has relatively good links to the national roads network. Rail transport in Staffordshire has a long history Stafford itself is a major "crossroads" on the West Coast Main Line, handling passenger and freight Several major roads intersect the county, making it a popular location for commuters working in Birmingham.
The M42 has a junction in Tamworth at the south-east of the county, and heads south-west towards Birmingham. For other uses of the term M42, please see M42. The M42 motorway is a major road in England. The M6 runs north through the county and junctions 10A-16 are in the county. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway The M6 Toll, the UK's first toll motorway, runs through the county with junctions in Weeford near Lichfield, Cannock and joins the M6 heading north towards Stafford. The M6 Toll (or Birmingham North Relief Road, or BNRR, or Midland Expressway) connects M6 Junction 4 at the NEC to M6 Junction 11A at A toll road, (also known as a tollway, turnpike, pike, or toll highway, especially if it is constructed to Freeway standards
The A5 and A34 run through the county. The A34 is a major road in England. It runs from the A6042 in Salford to Winchester in Hampshire. The former has been significantly widened to a dual carriageway at several sections, although much of it remains single carriageway.
Places of interest
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See also
- Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
- The Stafford knot - as on the coat of arms above
- Tamworth Pig
External links
- East Staffordshire Community Website
- BBC Staffordshire website
- Staffordshire County Council
- Staffordshire Past Track - Historical archive about the county
- The story of a Staffordshire Home Guard Battalion, 1940-1944
- Staffordshire Photographs
- Staffordshire Tourism website
- The Staffordshire Encyclopaedia
Dictionary
Staffordshire
-proper noun
- An inland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
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