Portal:Staffordshire

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Introduction

Staffordshire (/ˈstæfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands county and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and the county town is Stafford.

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), Burton upon Trent (72,299) and Stafford (71,673); 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 northwest 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, while the Cannock Chase AONB 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...)

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Stafford Castle

Stafford Castle is an ancient Grade II listed castle situated two miles west of the town of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. From the time of the Norman Conquest and as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was the seat of the powerful Anglo-Norman Stafford family (originally de Tosny, later via a female line de Stafford), feudal barons of Stafford, later Barons Stafford (1299) by writ, Earls of Stafford (1351) and Dukes of Buckingham (1444). The 14th-century stone keep was demolished in 1643, during the Civil War, having been held for the Royalists by Lady Isabel Stafford. The castle was remodelled in the early 19th century by the Jerningham family in the Gothic Revival style, on the foundations of the medieval structure, and incorporates much of the original stonework. Today the A518 Stafford-to-Newport Road passes next to it and it is a prominent local landmark visible from the M6 motorway and from the West Coast inter-city mainline. (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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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.

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

Image 1Stoke-upon-Trent Town Hall (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 2Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 3The Golden sculpture, March 2017. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 4Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 5Looking southeast over the Roaches and Hen Cloud (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 6Hundreds of Staffordshire (with North to the right) (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 7Leek, the district's largest town and administrative headquarters. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 8A50 close to Longton. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 9Chatterley Whitfield Colliery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 10Lemmy, born in Burslem (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 11Stafford CC versus the MCC in their Centenary Year 1964 (from Stafford)
Image 12A Man Can't Fly sculpture, Stoke-on-Trent, England. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 13Former City Central Library & Archives, Bethesda Street, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 14Terraced housing is a common feature in the city. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 15View from Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 16Stafford Hospital (from Stafford)
Image 17Colorado Bouillons Regina and teapots, vitrified tableware by Dudson Brothers Ltd. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 18Royal Stoke University Hospital (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 19Stafford Knot (from Stafford)
Image 20Moors located within the district (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 21A diagram of local rail services in Stoke-on-Trent. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 22The author Izaak Walton was born in Stafford. Portrait by Jacob Huysmans (from Stafford)
Image 23Map of Stafford by John Speed circa 1611 (from Stafford)
Image 24Biddulph Grange in Biddulph, the district's second largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 25Man of Fire, a 1964 sculpture installed on Lewis's Store (later Debenhams), Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 26Perseus with the Head of Medusa sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini at Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 27Miss Elizabeth is a pleasure boat that travels the length of Trentham Lake, within Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 28Vale 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 29Town Twinning Sign on Eccleshall Road (from Stafford)
Image 30Victoria Park, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 31Arnold Bennett, raised in Hanley. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 32Shire Hall and Market Square (from Stafford)
Image 33Ancient High House (from Stafford)
Image 34Cheadle, the district's third largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 35Restored bottle kilns, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 36Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 37St Chad's Church, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 38Stafford Crown Court (from Stafford)
Image 39Porcelain teapot by Henry and Richard Daniel, 1830 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 40Stafford railway station (from Stafford)
Image 41Tunstall Tower Square. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 42Burslem School of Art (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 43Statue of Josiah Wedgwood by Edward Davis unveiled at its present location in 1863 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 44Stoke City's bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 45Hugh Bourne, founder of Primitive Methodism (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 46Stoke-on-Trent railway station, built 1848. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 47Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent City Centre. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 48Staffordshire University Stoke campus (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 49Flag of Staffordshire (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 50Colclough China Longton, a factory typical of the mid 20th century (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 51"CAPO" Modernist Sculpture depicting the head of Josiah Wedgwood by Vincent Woropay © Eirian Evans via Geograph. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 52Canal on New Leek Road. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 53Potteries Oatcake. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 54County Buildings, Martin Street, Stafford (from Stafford)

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Interesting facts

Did you know...

... that the windmill in Werrington was built to grind corn but later converted to grind coal to make briquettes?
... 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 according to historian Rev. H B Kendall, five Camp Meetings which led to the establishment of Primitive Methodism as a denomination in 1811 were held in Ramsor in Staffordshire?
... that George Speake sees an "eyeless, open-jawed serpent" on the Staffordshire helmet?