Portal:Staffordshire

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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 a population of 1,131,052. Stoke-on-Trent is located in the north and is immediately adjacent to the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Stafford is in the centre of the county, Burton upon Trent in the east, and the city of Lichfield and Tamworth 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, 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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Havergal Brian, c. 1900

William Havergal Brian (29 January 1876 – 28 November 1972) was an English composer, librettist, and church organist.

He is best known for having composed 32 symphonies—an unusually high number amongst his contemporaries—25 of them after the age of 70. His best-known work is his Symphony No. 1, The Gothic, which calls for some of the largest orchestral forces demanded by a conventionally structured concert work. (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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Mow Cop Castle is a folly at Mow Cop, near Harriseahead, Staffordshire.Traces of a prehistoric camp have been found here, but in 1754, Randle Wilbraham of nearby Rode Hall built an elaborate summerhouse looking like a medieval fortress and round tower.

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The following are images from various Staffordshire-related articles on Wikipedia.

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

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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 the windmill in Werrington was built to grind corn but later converted to grind coal to make briquettes?
... that from the reign of Queen Mary until 1888, Lichfield was a separate county from the rest of Staffordshire?
... that Fascist MP Oswald Mosley (pictured)
Oswald Mosley
lived for many years in the now demolished Apedale Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme?