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[[Image:Staffordshire arms.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The coat of arms of Staffordshire County Council]]
[[Image:Staffordshire arms.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The coat of arms of Staffordshire County Council]]
'''Staffordshire''' is a county of the north and west Midlands in the centre of [[England]]. Its [[population]], as of 2024 (Wikishire) is 2.16 million, and the county town is [[Stafford]]. Much of the industrial [[Black Country]], which includes the city of [[Wolverhampton]], lies in Staffordshire. Another major industrial area is that of [[The Potteries]], whose main settlements are [[Stoke-on-Trent]] (a city comprising 7 towns) and Newcastle-under-Lyme, famous for its pottery and ceramics manufacture. The remainder of the county is largely rural, and the east, extending into the [[Pennine]] foothills, is hilly. Major towns include Leek, Uttoxeter, and [[Burton upon Trent]]. The city of [[Lichfield]] is notable for its [[cathedral]], the only [[medieval]] English cathedral with three spires.
'''Staffordshire''' is a county of the north and west Midlands in the centre of [[England]]. Its [[population]], as of 2024 (Wikishire) is 2.16 million, and the county town is [[Stafford]]. Much of the industrial [[Black Country]], which includes the city of [[Wolverhampton]], lies in Staffordshire. Another major industrial area is that of [[The Potteries]], whose main settlements are [[Stoke-on-Trent]] (a city comprising 7 towns) and Newcastle-under-Lyme, famous for its pottery and ceramics manufacture. The remainder of the county is largely rural, and the east, extending into the [[Pennine]] foothills, is hilly. Major towns include Leek, Uttoxeter, and [[Burton upon Trent]]. The city of [[Lichfield]] is notable for its [[cathedral]], the only [[medieval]] English cathedral with three spires.
The county is bordered to the north by [[Cheshire]], with its eastern border mainly being with [[Derbyshire]], except for a short section that borders [[Leicestershire]]. To the south east, the county borders [[Warwickshire]], and to the south west, [[Worcestershire]], with the western border being with [[Shropshire]].
Much of the county is administered by [[Staffordshire County Council]]. However, some of the county proper is under other administrative divisions such as Birmingham City Council (though much of Birmingham itself is in traditional Warwickshire), Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, City of Wolverhampton Council, with a small part of the south west of the county (around the village of Upper Arley) being under Worcestershire County Council.
Much of the county is administered by [[Staffordshire County Council]]. However, some of the county proper is under other administrative divisions such as Birmingham City Council (though much of Birmingham itself is in traditional Warwickshire), Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, City of Wolverhampton Council, with a small part of the south west of the county (around the village of Upper Arley) being under Worcestershire County Council.