The county has an area of 1,713 square kilometres (661 sq mi) and a population of 1,131,052. After Stoke-on-Trent (258,366), the largest settlements are
Tamworth (78,646),
Newcastle-under-Lyme (75,082) and
Burton upon Trent (72,299); the city of
Lichfield has a population of 33,816. For local government purposes Staffordshire comprises a
non-metropolitan county, with nine districts, and 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 DistrictNational Park, while the
Cannock ChaseAONB and part of the
National Forest 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...)
Staffordshire 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 historic county of
Staffordshire includes
Wolverhampton,
Walsall, and
West Bromwich, these three being removed for administrative purposes in 1974 to the new
West Midlands authority. The resulting administrative area of Staffordshire has a narrow southwards protrusion that runs west of West Midlands to the border of
Worcestershire. The city of
Stoke-on-Trent was removed from the admin area in the 1990s to form a
unitary authority, but is still part of Staffordshire for ceremonial and traditional purposes.
The
historic county has an area of 781,000 acres (1,250 sq. miles) and at the first census in 1801 had a population of 239,153. (Full article...)
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.
Image 35Vale 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 36Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
The county has an area of 1,713 square kilometres (661 sq mi) and a population of 1,131,052. After Stoke-on-Trent (258,366), the largest settlements are
Tamworth (78,646),
Newcastle-under-Lyme (75,082) and
Burton upon Trent (72,299); the city of
Lichfield has a population of 33,816. For local government purposes Staffordshire comprises a
non-metropolitan county, with nine districts, and 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 DistrictNational Park, while the
Cannock ChaseAONB and part of the
National Forest 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...)
Staffordshire 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 historic county of
Staffordshire includes
Wolverhampton,
Walsall, and
West Bromwich, these three being removed for administrative purposes in 1974 to the new
West Midlands authority. The resulting administrative area of Staffordshire has a narrow southwards protrusion that runs west of West Midlands to the border of
Worcestershire. The city of
Stoke-on-Trent was removed from the admin area in the 1990s to form a
unitary authority, but is still part of Staffordshire for ceremonial and traditional purposes.
The
historic county has an area of 781,000 acres (1,250 sq. miles) and at the first census in 1801 had a population of 239,153. (Full article...)
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.
Image 35Vale 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 36Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)