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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, 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) 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 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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The Burton upon Trent and Swadlincote Green Belt is a green belt environmental and planning policy that regulates the rural space between the towns of Burton upon Trent and Swadlincote, in the counties of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, within the East Midlands region of England. Essentially, the function of the green belt in this location is to prevent the towns merging by lessening urban sprawl. It is managed by local planning authorities on guidance from central government. (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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Lichfield Cathedral is a late 12th century medieval cathedral situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The cathedral is dedicated to saints Chad and Mary and is the only medieval church in England with three spires.

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Image 1Chatterley Whitfield Colliery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 2Biddulph Grange in Biddulph, the district's second largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 3Stoke-on-Trent railway station, built 1848. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 4Stafford CC versus the MCC in their Centenary Year 1964 (from Stafford)
Image 5Moors located within the district (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 6Stafford Crown Court (from Stafford)
Image 7Vale 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 8"CAPO" Modernist Sculpture depicting the head of Josiah Wedgwood by Vincent Woropay © Eirian Evans via Geograph. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 9Miss Elizabeth is a pleasure boat that travels the length of Trentham Lake, within Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 10Lemmy, born in Burslem (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 11Map of Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 12Flag of Staffordshire (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 13Colclough China Longton, a factory typical of the mid 20th century (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 14Stoke City's Bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 15Colorado Bouillons Regina and teapots, vitrified tableware by Dudson Brothers Ltd. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 16The Borough Hall (from Stafford)
Image 17Canal on New Leek Road. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 18Looking southeast over the Roaches and Hen Cloud (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 19Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 20Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 21Royal Stoke University Hospital (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 22Town Twinning Sign on Eccleshall Road (from Stafford)
Image 23View from Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 24Staffordshire University Stoke campus (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 25Shire Hall and Market Square (from Stafford)
Image 26Stafford on the 14th-century Gough Map, at bottom centre. Stone is bottom left, Lichfield centre left. North is to the left (from Stafford)
Image 27Stafford Knot (from Stafford)
Image 28Statue of Josiah Wedgwood by Edward Davis unveiled at its present location in 1863 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 29Potteries Oatcake. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 30Terraced housing is a common feature in the city. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 31Stoke-on-Trent Town Hall (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 32A diagram of local rail services in Stoke-on-Trent. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 33St Chad's Church, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 34Ancient High House (from Stafford)
Image 35Hugh Bourne, founder of Primitive Methodism (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 36Hundreds of Staffordshire (with North to the right) (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 37Stafford Hospital (from Stafford)
Image 38Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 39Arnold Bennett, raised in Hanley. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 40Burslem School of Art (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 41Former City Central Library & Archives, Bethesda Street, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 42Perseus with the Head of Medusa sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini at Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 43Cheadle, the district's third largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 44Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent City Centre. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 45A Man Can't Fly sculpture, Stoke-on-Trent, England. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 46Victoria Park, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 47The author Izaak Walton was born in Stafford. Portrait by Jacob Huysmans (from Stafford)
Image 48Porcelain teapot by Henry and Richard Daniel, 1830 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 49County Buildings, Martin Street, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 50Leek, the district's largest town and administrative headquarters. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 51Tunstall Tower Square. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 52The Golden sculpture, March 2017. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 53Restored bottle kilns, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 54A50 close to Longton. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 55Stafford railway station (from Stafford)
Image 56Man of Fire, a 1964 sculpture installed on Lewis's Store (later Debenhams), Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)

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... that British police officer Suzette Davenport was responsible for crime in Staffordshire and intelligence in the West Midlands?
... that in medieval Tutbury, Staffordshire, minstrels chased a bull that, if caught, could be eaten or exchanged for forty pennies?
... that Fascist MP Oswald Mosley (pictured)
Oswald Mosley
lived for many years in the now demolished Apedale Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme?
... that visitors can walk through Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire without any barriers between them and the 140 Barbary macaques that live there?

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