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Staffordshire
Staffordshire is an historic county of England. (For more information about the ancient counties of the UK, see the historic counties page and the place types page.)
From The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, (1870-72):
An inland county; bounded, on the NW, by Cheshire; on the NE, by Derbyshire; on the E, by Derbyshire and Leicestershire; on the SE, by Warwickshire; on the S, by Worcestershire; on the W, by Salop.
North Staffordshire, in 1859, produced 143,500 tons of iron ore, and had 7 iron-works, 29 furnaces, and 127 collieries; South Staffordshire and Worcestershire, in the same year, produced 475,300 tons of iron ore, and had 71 iron-works, 184 furnaces, and 422 collieries.
Also known as Stafford.
Quotes:
"I never saw people in any industrial area who looked more contented during their working hours than these Staffordshire folk."
-- English Journey
J.B. Priestley
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| | Cemeteries | Cemeteries in Staffordshire include Amington Cemetery, Bentley Cemetery, Bilston Cemetery, Bloxwich Cemetery, Bushbury Cemetery, Cannock Cemetery, Glascote Cemetery, Handsworth Cemetery, James Bridge Cemetery, Merridale Cemetery ... View cemeteries
| | Communities | Communities in Staffordshire include Aldridge, Alrewas, Barton-under-Needwood, Biddulph, Bilston, Blackheath, Bloxwich, Blythe Bridge, Brierley Hill, Brownhills ... View communities
| | Family history & family records | Birth, marriage & death index for Staffordshire
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| | Obituaries | Search obituaries
| | Parishes | Parishes in Staffordshire include Abbots Bromley, Acton Trussell, Adbaston, Aldridge, Alrewas, Alstonefield, Alton, Armitage, Ashley, Audley ... View parishes
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