Portal:Staffordshire

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Introduction

Staffordshire (/ˈstæfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. 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.

The county has an area of 1,713 square kilometres (661 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,177,578 in 2024. Stoke-on-Trent is in the north of the county, and the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme immediately to the west. Stafford is in the centre, Burton upon Trent in the east, and Tamworth and the city of Lichfield in the south-east. 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. The Cannock Chase AONB and parts of the National Forest and Kinver Edge 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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Dancy at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

Hugh Michael Horace Dancy (born 19 June 1975) is an English actor who rose to prominence for his role as the title character in the television film adaptation of David Copperfield (2000) as well as for roles in feature films as Kurt Schmid in Black Hawk Down (2001) and Prince Charmont in Ella Enchanted (2004). Other film roles include Joe Conner in Shooting Dogs (2005), Grigg Harris in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), Luke Brandon in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Adam Raki in Adam (2009) and Ted in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). On television, he portrayed criminal profiler Will Graham in the NBC television series Hannibal (2013–2015), Cal Roberts in the Hulu original series The Path (2016–2018) and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, in the Channel 4 miniseries Elizabeth I (2005); the latter role earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Dancy currently portrays Senior Assistant District Attorney Nolan Price on NBC's revival of the original Law & Order (2022–present). (Full article...)

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Topics

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 1Lemmy, born in Burslem (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 2Stoke City's bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 3The canal on New Leek Road (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 4View from Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 5Vale 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 6Moors located within the district (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 7Stafford railway station (from Stafford)
Image 8Stafford Hospital (from Stafford)
Image 9Terraced housing is a common feature in the city (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 10The Golden sculpture, March 2017 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 11Arnold Bennett, raised in Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 12Stafford CC versus the MCC in their centenary year, 1964 (from Stafford)
Image 13Town Twinning sign on Eccleshall Road (from Stafford)
Image 14Royal Stoke University Hospital (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 15Hugh Bourne, founder of Primitive Methodism (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 16A diagram of local railway services in Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 17Stoke-upon-Trent Town Hall (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 18Man of Fire, a 1964 sculpture installed on the Lewis's store (later Debenhams), in Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 19"CAPO" Modernist Sculpture depicting the head of Josiah Wedgwood by Vincent Woropay, © Eirian Evans via Geograph (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 20Arnold Bennett Statue Hanley, located on the approach to Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 21Leek, the district's largest town and administrative headquarters. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 22Stafford Crown Court (from Stafford)
Image 23Miss Elizabeth is a pleasure boat that travels the length of Trentham Lake, within Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 24Ancient High House (from Stafford)
Image 25Tunstall Tower Square (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 26Restored bottle kilns, Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 27Former City Central Library & Archives, Bethesda Street, Hanley (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 28Shire Hall and Market Square (from Stafford)
Image 29A Staffordshire oatcake (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 30Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent city centre (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 31Stafford Knot (from Stafford)
Image 32County Buildings, Martin Street (from Stafford)
Image 33A Man Can't Fly sculpture (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 34Cheadle, the district's third largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 35Stafford Castle (from Stafford)
Image 36The author Izaak Walton was born in Stafford. Portrait by Jacob Huysmans (from Stafford)
Image 37Flag of Staffordshire (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 38Map of Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 39Statue of Josiah Wedgwood by Edward Davis unveiled at its present location in 1863 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 40Porcelain teapot by Henry and Richard Daniel, 1830 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 41Stoke-on-Trent railway station, built in 1848 (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 42Map of Stafford by John Speed circa 1611 (from Stafford)
Image 43Perseus with the Head of Medusa sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini at Trentham Gardens (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 44Colorado Bouillons Regina and teapots, vitrified tableware by Dudson Brothers Ltd. (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 45Hundreds of Staffordshire (with North to the right) (from History of Staffordshire)
Image 46The Stoke campus of the University of Staffordshire (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 47Victoria Park, Stafford (from Stafford)
Image 48Chatterley Whitfield Colliery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 49Biddulph Grange in Biddulph, the district's second largest town. (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 50Colclough China Longton, a factory typical of the mid-20th century (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 51Burslem School of Art (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 52The A50, close to Longton (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 53Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (from Stoke-on-Trent)
Image 54Looking southeast over the Roaches and Hen Cloud (from Staffordshire Moorlands)
Image 55St Chad's Church, Stafford (from Stafford)

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 Bethesda Methodist Chapel in Hanley, Staffordshire, now redundant, has been known as the "Cathedral of the Potteries"?
... that the windmill in Werrington was built to grind corn but later converted to grind coal to make briquettes?
... that in medieval Tutbury, Staffordshire, minstrels chased a bull that, if caught, could be eaten or exchanged for forty pennies?

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