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Staffordshire, England

Staffordshire
County
Staffordshire Flag.svg Coat of arms of Staffordshire County Council.jpg
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "The knot unites"
Staffordshire within England
Staffordshire in England
Coordinates: 52°50′N 2°00′W / 52.833°N 2.000°W / 52.833; -2.000Coordinates: 52°50′N 2°00′W / 52.833°N 2.000°W / 52.833; -2.000
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region West Midlands
Established Ancient
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant Ian Dudson
High Sheriff Colonel David L Leigh (2016-17)
Area 2,713 km2 (1,047 sq mi)
 • Ranked 18th of 48
Population (mid-2014 est.) 1,098,300
 • Ranked 15th of 48
Density 405/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Ethnicity 97.0% White
1.7% S.Asian
1.3% Other
Non-metropolitan county
County council Staffordshire County Council
Executive Conservative
Admin HQ Stafford
Area 2,620 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
 • Ranked 18th of 27
Population 849,600
 • Ranked 8th of 27
Density 324/km2 (840/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2 GB-STS
ONS code 41
GSS code E10000028
NUTS UKG24
Website www.staffordshire.gov.uk
Staffordshire Ceremonial Numbered.png
Districts of Staffordshire
Unitary County council area
Districts
  1. Tamworth
  2. Lichfield
  3. Cannock Chase
  4. South Staffordshire
  5. Stafford
  6. Newcastle-under-Lyme
  7. Staffordshire Moorlands
  8. East Staffordshire
  9. City of Stoke-on-Trent
Members of Parliament List of MPs
Police Staffordshire Police
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)

Staffordshire (/ˈstæfədʃɪər/ or /ˈstæfədʃə/; abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England. It adjoins Cheshire to the north west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the south east, West Midlands and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west.

The largest city in Staffordshire is Stoke-on-Trent, which is administered separately from the rest of the county as an independent unitary authority. Lichfield also has city status, although this is a considerably smaller cathedral city. Major towns include Stafford (the county town), Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Leek, and Tamworth. Smaller towns include Stone, Uttoxeter, and Rugeley, and large villages Eccleshall, Wombourne, Kinver, Penkridge, Tutbury and Stretton. Cannock Chase AONB is within the county as well as parts of the National Forest and the Peak District national park.


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