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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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1920 map of the railway

The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) was a British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire.

The company was based in Stoke-on-Trent and was nicknamed The Knotty; its lines were built to the standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm). The main routes were constructed between 1846 and 1852 and ran from Macclesfield via Stoke to Colwich Junction joining the Trent Valley Railway, with another branch to Norton Bridge, just north of Stafford, and from Crewe to Egginton Junction, west of Derby. Within these main connections with other railway companies, most notably the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), the company operated a network of smaller lines although the total route mileage of the company never exceeded 221 miles (356 km). The majority of the passenger traffic was local although a number of LNWR services from Manchester to London were operated via Stoke. Freight traffic was mostly coal and other minerals but the line also carried the vast majority of china and other pottery goods manufactured in England. (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 1Chatterley Whitfield Colliery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 2Map of Stafford by John Speed circa 1611 (from Stafford)
Image 3Former City Central Library & Archives, Bethesda Street, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 4Stafford Crown Court (from Stafford)
Image 5Town Twinning Sign on Eccleshall Road (from Stafford)
Image 6Stoke-on-Trent railway station, built 1848. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 7A50 close to Longton. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 8Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 9A diagram of local rail services in Stoke-on-Trent. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 10Canal on New Leek Road. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 11Shire Hall and Market Square (from Stafford)
Image 12The author Izaak Walton was born in Stafford. Portrait by Jacob Huysmans (from Stafford)
Image 13Looking southeast over the Roaches and Hen Cloud (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 14"CAPO" Modernist Sculpture depicting the head of Josiah Wedgwood by Vincent Woropay © Eirian Evans via Geograph. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 15Hugh Bourne, founder of Primitive Methodism (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 16Stafford Knot (from Stafford)
Image 17Stafford CC versus the MCC in their Centenary Year 1964 (from Stafford)
Image 18Stoke City's Bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 19Stoke-upon-Trent Town Hall (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 20Porcelain teapot by Henry and Richard Daniel, 1830 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 21Arnold Bennett, raised in Hanley. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 22Burslem School of Art (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 23A Man Can't Fly sculpture, Stoke-on-Trent, England. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 24Potteries Oatcake. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 25View from Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 26Perseus with the Head of Medusa sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini at Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 27Leek, the district's largest town and administrative headquarters. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 28St Chad's Church, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 29Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent City Centre. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 30Ancient High House (from Stafford)
Image 31Flag of Staffordshire (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 32Victoria Park, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 33County Buildings, Martin Street, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 34Colclough China Longton, a factory typical of the mid 20th century (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 35Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 36Vale 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 37The Golden sculpture, March 2017. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 38Colorado Bouillons Regina and teapots, vitrified tableware by Dudson Brothers Ltd. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 39Man of Fire, a 1964 sculpture installed on Lewis's Store (later Debenhams), Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 40Cheadle, the district's third largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 41Staffordshire University Stoke campus (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 42Biddulph Grange in Biddulph, the district's second largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 43Terraced housing is a common feature in the city. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 44Hundreds of Staffordshire (with North to the right) (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 45Restored bottle kilns, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 46Moors located within the district (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 47Statue of Josiah Wedgwood by Edward Davis unveiled at its present location in 1863 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 48Stafford railway station (from Stafford)
Image 49Miss Elizabeth is a pleasure boat that travels the length of Trentham Lake, within Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 50Royal Stoke University Hospital (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 51Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 52Lemmy, born in Burslem (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 53Stafford Hospital (from Stafford)
Image 54Tunstall Tower Square. (from Stoke-on-Trent)

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Interesting facts

Did you know...

... that the Four Counties Ring is a canal ring linking the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, and the West Midlands?
... that from the reign of Queen Mary until 1888, Lichfield was a separate county from the rest of Staffordshire?
... that the Diocese of Lichfield was once one of the largest in medieval England and was divided into five archdeaconries?
... that Winton Square in Stoke-on-Trent has been described as the best example of neo-Jacobean architecture in Staffordshire?