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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 West Front of Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Chad in Lichfield, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Lichfield, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lichfield and the principal church of the diocese of Lichfield and holds daily services. The cathedral has been designated a Grade I listed building.

The diocese of Mercia was created in 656, and a cathedral was consecrated on the present site in 700. The relics of the fifth bishop, Chad of Mercia, were housed at the cathedral until being removed in 1538 during the English Reformation. In 1075 the seat of the diocese was moved to St John the Baptist's Church, Chester and then from there to St Mary's Priory in Coventry. Lichfield gained co-cathedral status in 1148, and became the sole cathedral in the diocese after St Mary's Priory was dissolved in 1539 and the new diocese of Chester created in 1541. During the English Civil War the Cathedral Close, Lichfield was besieged three times; the church was severely damaged, losing all of its medieval glass and many monuments. (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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Keele Hall, a former stately home on the outskirts of Newcastle-under-Lyme was bought by the Keele University in 1948. In the early 20th century, the exiled Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia lived in the hall.

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The following are images from various Staffordshire-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1St Chad's Church, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 2The Golden sculpture, March 2017 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 3Biddulph Grange in Biddulph, the district's second largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 4Shire Hall and Market Square (from Stafford)
Image 5Vale 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 6One Smithfield, Hanley, one of the offices of Stoke-on-Trent City Council (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 7Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 8A Staffordshire oatcake (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 9Burslem School of Art (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 10Moors located within the district (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 11Hundreds of Staffordshire (with North to the right) (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 12Robert Berkoff Bankers' Clearing House statue on the Trentham Estate (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 13A diagram of local railway services in Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 14Stoke-upon-Trent Town Hall (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 15Ancient High House (from Stafford)
Image 16Stafford Hospital (from Stafford)
Image 17Restored bottle kilns, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 18Hanley Bus Station (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 19Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 20County Buildings, Martin Street (from Stafford)
Image 21Chatterley Whitfield Colliery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 22Stoke-on-Trent railway station platform (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 23Town Twinning sign on Eccleshall Road (from Stafford)
Image 24Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 25Map of Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 26100 Faces Mural, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 27Colorado Bouillons Regina and teapots, vitrified tableware by Dudson Brothers Ltd. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 28Lemmy, born in Burslem (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 29Stafford CC versus the MCC in their centenary year, 1964 (from Stafford)
Image 30Tunstall Tower Square (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 31Cheadle, the district's third largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 32Stafford Knot (from Stafford)
Image 33The canal at Stoke (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 34View from Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 35Victoria Park, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 36A34 at Hanford (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 37Porcelain teapot by Henry and Richard Daniel, 1830 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 38The author Izaak Walton was born in Stafford. Portrait by Jacob Huysmans (from Stafford)
Image 39Albion Street, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 40Arnold Bennett, raised in Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 41Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 42Royal Stoke University Hospital from above (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 43Fenton Library (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 44Stafford Crown Court (from Stafford)
Image 45Flag of Staffordshire (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 46A Man Can't Fly sculpture (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 47Perseus with the Head of Medusa sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini at Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 48Colclough China Longton, a factory typical of the mid-20th century (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 49Stoke City's bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 50Leek, the district's largest town and administrative headquarters. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)

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Interesting facts

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... that the Staffordshire County League (South) was originally formed as the Walsall & District Junior League after a meeting of football club representatives at the People's Coffee House in Walsall?
... that in medieval Tutbury, Staffordshire, minstrels chased a bull that, if caught, could be eaten or exchanged for forty pennies?
... that visitors can walk through Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire without any barriers between them and the 140 Barbary macaques that live there?
... that Bethesda Methodist Chapel in Hanley, Staffordshire, now redundant, has been known as the "Cathedral of the Potteries"?