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Staffordshire

Staffordshire
Staffordshire shown within England
Coordinates: 52°48′25″N 02°06′58″W / 52.80694°N 2.11611°W / 52.80694; -2.11611
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
EstablishedAncient
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of ParliamentList of MPs
PoliceStaffordshire Police
Ceremonial county
Lord LieutenantProfessor Elizabeth Barnes CBE[1]
High SheriffCharles Jewitt of Admaston[2] (2020–21)
Area2,713 km2 (1,047 sq mi)
  Ranked18th of 48
Population (2005 est.)1,055,000
  Ranked14th of 48
Density388/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Ethnicity
Non-metropolitan county
County councilStaffordshire County Council
ExecutiveLabour
Admin HQStafford
Area2,620 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
  Ranked of 26
Population816,700
  Ranked8th of 26
Density311/km2 (810/sq mi)
ISO 3166-2GB-STS
ONS code41
GSS codeE10000028
ITLUKG24
Websitestaffordshire.gov.uk
Districts

Districts of Staffordshire
Unitary County council area
Districts
  1. Stoke-on-Trent
  2. Newcastle-under-Lyme
  3. Staffordshire Moorlands
  4. Stafford
  5. East Staffordshire
  6. South Staffordshire
  7. Cannock Chase
  8. Lichfield
  9. Tamworth

Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest is there. It is next to the counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and Shropshire.

The largest city in ceremonial Staffordshire is Stoke-on-Trent.

Places of interest

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Key
National TrustOwned by the National Trust
English HeritageOwned by English Heritage
Owned by the Forestry Commission
Country ParkA Country Park
Accessible open spaceAn Accessible open space
Museum (free)Museum (free)
MuseumMuseum (charges entry fee)
Heritage railwayHeritage railway
Historic houseHistoric House

Other websites

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  1. "The Lord-Lieutenant and Vice Lord-Lieutenant". Staffordshire County Council. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. "No. 62943". The London Gazette. 13 March 2020. p. 5161.