Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the
Midlands of
England. The county town is
Stafford. Part of the
National Forest lies within its borders.
Staffordshire today does not cover the entire historic area. Wolverhampton, Walsall, and West Bromwich were removed in 1974 to the new county of West Midlands. Further, Stoke-on-Trent was removed in the 1990s to form a unitary authority, but is still considered part of Staffordshire for ceremonial purposes.
Major conurbations in Staffordshire thus include Stoke-on-Trent, Burton-upon-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Tamworth and Stafford itself.
Staffordshire is divided into a number of districts. These are Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent, and Tamworth.
Towns and villages
- Abbots Bromley, Admaston, Alrewas, Alton, Amington
- Barlaston, Barton-under-Needwood, Biddulph, Blythe Bridge, Brewood, Burslem, Burston, Burton-upon-Trent
- Cannock, Cauldon, Cheadle, Cheddleton, Chorley, Consall, Croxden
- Eccleshall, Edingale, Endon, Etruria
- Fazeley, Featherstone
- Gnosall, Great Haywood, Little Haywood
- Hanchurch, Hanley, Harriseahead, Hednesford, Huddlesford, Huntington
- Ingestre
- Kettlebrook, Kingstone
- Leek, Lichfield, Longton
- Madeley, Marchington, Marchington Woodlands, Marston, Brewood, Staffordshire, Marston, Stafford, Staffordshire
- Newcastle-under-Lyme, No Man's Heath
- Oakamoor, Oulton
- Penkridge
- Rolleston on Dove, Rudyard, Rugeley, Rushton Spencer
- Sandon, Shallowford, Smallthorne, Stafford, Stoke on Trent, Stone, Stowe-by-Chartley, Stretton, Swinfen
- Tamworth, Tutbury
- Upper Longdon, Uttoxeter
- Wall, Werrington, Weston, Weston-under-Lizard, Whitmore, Whittington, Willoughbridge
Places of interest
- Lichfield Cathedral
- Shugborough Hall
- Blithfield Hall
- Dovecliff Hall
- Ford Green Hall, Smallthorne
- Madeley Old Hall
- Moseley Old Hall, Featherstone
- Sandon Hall
- Whitmore Hall
- Biddulph Grange
- Eccleshall Castle
- Mow Cop Castle
- Stafford Castle
- Tamworth Castle
- Tutbury Castle
- Croxden Abbey
- Broad Eye Windmill, Stafford
- Cheddleton Flint Mill, watermill
- Watermill housing Brindley Water Museum, Leek
- Izaak Walton Cottage Museum
- Weston Park
- Cannock Chase
- Hazel Slade Reserve
- RSPB Consall
- National Memorial Arboretum
- Trentham Gardens
- Rudyard Lake
- Tittesworth Reservoir [1]
- River Trent, River Blythe, River Churnet
- Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
- Caldon Canal
- Coventry Canal
- Shropshire Union Canal
- Trent and Mersey Canal, Harecastle Tunnel
- Heritage railways: Chasewater Railway, Foxfield Steam Railway, Manifold Valley Railway
- Long distance footpaths: Heart of England Way, Staffordshire Way
Local Groups