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'''Staffordshire''' is a county of the north Midlands in [[England]]. Its population (2006 estimate) is 1.02m and the county town is [[Stafford]]. Until local government reorganisation in 1974 created the county of [[West Midlands]], much of the industrial [[Black Country]] lay in Staffordshire. Now, the main industrial area is that of [[Stoke on Trent]] (known as [[The Potteries]]), 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme, 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 Midlands in [[England]]. Its population (2006 estimate) is 1.02m and the county town is [[Stafford]]. Until local government reorganisation in 1974 created the county of [[West Midlands]], much of the industrial [[Black Country]] lay in Staffordshire. Now, the main industrial area is that of [[Stoke on Trent]] (known as [[The Potteries]]), 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme, Leek, Uttoxeter, and [[Burton upon Trent]]. The city of [[Lichfield]] is notable for its [[cathedral]], the only [[medieval]] English cathedral with three spires. | ||
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Revision as of 13:31, June 30, 2007
Staffordshire is a county of the north Midlands in England. Its population (2006 estimate) is 1.02m and the county town is Stafford. Until local government reorganisation in 1974 created the county of West Midlands, much of the industrial Black Country lay in Staffordshire. Now, the main industrial area is that of Stoke on Trent (known as The Potteries), 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 Newcastle-under-Lyme, Leek, Uttoxeter, and Burton upon Trent. The city of Lichfield is notable for its cathedral, the only medieval English cathedral with three spires.