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Staffordshire (/ ˈ s t æ f ər d ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər /; [4] postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked 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 county symbol, the Staffordshire Knot, is seen on an Anglian stone cross that dates from around the year 805. The cross still stands in Stoke churchyard. Thus the Knot is either i) an ancient Mercian symbol or ii) a symbol adopted from the Irish Christianity, Christianity having been brought to Staffordshire by Irish monks from Lindisfarne about AD 650.
Stafford (/ ˈ s t æ f ər d /) is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, England.It is located about 15 miles (24 km) south of Stoke-on-Trent, 15 miles (24 km) north of Wolverhampton, and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Birmingham.
The Flag of Staffordshire. Staffordshire (/ ˈ s t æ f ər d ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər /; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked 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.
Cannock Chase, often referred to locally as The Chase, is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England.The area has been designated as the Cannock Chase National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and much of it is managed by Forestry England for its important ecology and for recreational use.
Stoke-on-Trent is a city in Staffordshire, England, known for its pottery industry and as the home of the Stoke City Football Club.
Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, [1] is a Norman castle overlooking the mouth of the River Anker into the Tame in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. Before boundary changes in 1889, however, the castle was within the edge of Warwickshire while most of the town belonged to Staffordshire. [2]
Stafford Castle is an ancient Grade II listed castle situated two miles west of the town of Stafford in Staffordshire, England.From the time of the Norman Conquest and as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was the seat of the powerful Anglo-Norman Stafford family (originally de Tosny, later via a female line [1] de Stafford), feudal barons of Stafford, later Barons Stafford (1299) by ...