 Staffordshire, England
Chetwynd Bridge crossing the River Tame, Staffordshire
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Staffordshire is a landlocked ceremonial county of England in the West Midlands region. It covers 2,713 sq km (1,047 sq mi) and has a population of slightly over a million people (2011 estimate). The county town is Stafford while the largest city is Stoke-on-Trent, which is administered separately from the rest of Staffordshire.
Nave of Lichfield Cathedral
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Staffordshire is divided into eight districts namely Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Tamworth. The county is hilly on the northern and southern edges, with moorlands in the far north. The village of Flash, on the northern part of Staffordshire is the highest village in the country, at 463 m (1,518 ft) above sea level. The middle section of Staffordshire is low with undulating terrain.
Visiting Staffordshire
There are buses from major cities in Britain to Stoke-on-Trent. The city is on the A-500 road, off the M6 Motorway. From Stoke-on-Trent you can continue to all the towns in Staffordshire.
You can also take the train from the London Euston station to Stoke-on-Trent. The fastest train takes just over one and a half hours to reach the city.
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance at Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire
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Beacon Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire
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The village of Wall in Staffordshire
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Towns in Staffordshire
- Stafford - county town
- Stoke-on-Trent - biggest city
- Burton upon Trent
- Cannock
- Leek
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Lichfield
- Tamworth
- Uttoxeter
Sights in Staffordshire
- Alton Towers
- Ancient High House
- Belvide Reservoir
- Biddulph Grange
- Blithfield Hall
- Blithfield Reservoir
- Brindley Water Mill
- Cannock Chase
- Chasewater Railway
- Cheddleton Flint Mill
- Churnet Valley Railway
- Croxden Abbey
- Downs Banks
- Drayton Manor Theme Park
- Eccleshall Castle
- Festival Park
- Ford Green Hall
- Foxfield Steam Railway
- Gladstone Pottery Museum
- Hanley Park
- Heart of England Way
- Ilam Park
- Lichfield Cathedral
- Lichfield Road
- Madeley Old Hall
- Monkey Forest
- Moseley Old Hall
- Moseley Railway Trust
- Mow Cop Castle
- National Memorial Arboretum
- Peak District National Park
- Potteries Museum
- Pennine Way
- RSPB Coombes Valley
- Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
- Sandon Hall
- Shugborough Estate
- Stafford Castle
- Staffordshire Way
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Tamworth Castle
- The Roaches
- Trentham Gardens
- Tutbury Castle
- Wall Roman Site
- Wedgwood Museum
- Weston Park
- Whitmore Hall
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