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Chetwynd Bridge crossing the River Tame, StaffordshireChetwynd 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 CathedralNave 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.

Towns in Staffordshire

  1. Stafford - county town

  2. Stoke-on-Trent - biggest city

  3. Burton upon Trent
  4. Cannock
  5. Leek
  6. Newcastle-under-Lyme
  7. Lichfield
  8. Tamworth
  9. Uttoxeter

Sights in Staffordshire

  1. Alton Towers

  2. Ancient High House

  3. Belvide Reservoir

  4. Biddulph Grange

  5. Blithfield Hall

  6. Blithfield Reservoir

  7. Brindley Water Mill

  8. Cannock Chase

  9. Chasewater Railway

  10. Cheddleton Flint Mill

  11. Churnet Valley Railway

  12. Croxden Abbey

  13. Downs Banks

  14. Drayton Manor Theme Park

  15. Eccleshall Castle

  16. Festival Park

  17. Ford Green Hall

  18. Foxfield Steam Railway

  19. Gladstone Pottery Museum

  20. Hanley Park

  21. Heart of England Way

  22. Ilam Park

  23. Lichfield Cathedral

  24. Lichfield Road

  25. Madeley Old Hall

  26. Monkey Forest

  27. Moseley Old Hall

  28. Moseley Railway Trust

  29. Mow Cop Castle

  30. National Memorial Arboretum

  31. Peak District National Park

  32. Potteries Museum

  33. Pennine Way

  34. RSPB Coombes Valley

  35. Rudyard Lake Steam Railway

  36. Sandon Hall

  37. Shugborough Estate

  38. Stafford Castle

  39. Staffordshire Way

  40. Staffordshire Moorlands

  41. Tamworth Castle

  42. The Roaches

  43. Trentham Gardens

  44. Tutbury Castle

  45. Wall Roman Site

  46. Wedgwood Museum

  47. Weston Park

  48. Whitmore Hall

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, StaffordshireAbbots Bromley Horn Dance at Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire
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Beacon Park, Lichfield, StaffordshireBeacon Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire
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The village of Wall in StaffordshireThe village of Wall in Staffordshire
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