Staffordshire
ceremonial county in England
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Summary
Staffordshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Staffordshire draws 5,120 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #35 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Midlands[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Stafford[5]
- Shares border with: West Midlands[6], Worcestershire[7], Shropshire[8], Cheshire[9], Derbyshire[10], Warwickshire[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Staffordshire[12], City of Stoke-on-Trent[13]
- Part of: West Midlands[14]
- Commons category: Staffordshire[15]
- Said to be the same as: Staffordshire[16]
- Official website: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Staffordshire[18]
- Population: 1,131,052[19], 1,139,794[20]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Staffordshire[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Staffordshire[25]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Staffordshire[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Staffordshire[27]
- Different from: Staffordshire[28]
- Area: 2713.7352 km²[29]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Staffordshire[30]
- Historic county: Staffordshire[31]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Staffordshire[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Staffordshire include Stafford County[33], a county of Virginia[34], in United States[35], founded in 1664[36] and Staffordshire Advertiser[37], a newspaper[38].
Why It Matters
Staffordshire has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Staffordshire is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Staffordshire include Stafford County[33], a county of Virginia[34], in United States[35], founded in 1664[36] and Staffordshire Advertiser[37], a newspaper[38].