Telford is the largest town in the county with a population of 138,241 (which is approximately 30% of the total Salopian populace); whereas the county town of Shrewsbury has a lower, but still sizeable population of 71,715 (15%). A report, set to be discussed by the authority on Wednesday, will highlight the overspend and how the authority has helped businesses and workers throughout the pandemic – with four million items of personal protective equipment (PPE) handed to care workers and frontline staff. Constructed on a 240-acre site next to multi-national engineering and construction company JCB’s main manufacturing site in Staffordshire, the course at JCB Golf & Country Club was designed by Robin Hiseman of European Golf Design. Dresden. Shropshire's county day is on 23 February, the feast day of St Milburga, abbess of Wenlock Priory. The County Borough of Warley was formed by the merger of the county borough of Smethwick and municipal borough of Rowley Regis with the Worcestershire borough of Oldbury: the resulting county borough was associated with Worcestershire. Baggots Bromley, Daily Newspapers in Staffordshire are The Sentinel covering Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and the Staffordshire Moorlands, Burton Mail which covers the town of Burton-upon-Trent and the Express & Star which has several editions covering Tamworth, Lichfield, Cannock Chase and Stafford. This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of the non-metropolitan county of Staffordshire at current basic prices published (pp. Got a story? The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers about a quarter of the county, mainly in the south. Winshill,

It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands County and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west. Mortimer Forest and Wenlock Edge are examples where a number of fossils can be found. Sideway, Crackley,

Apart from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire is divided into the districts of Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands, and Tamworth. Onneley, [28] According to the 2001 census there were 407 Jews in the non-metropolitan area of Staffordshire,[29] and 83 in Stoke-on-Trent. Alterations have been made on Shropshire's border with all neighbouring English counties over the centuries. The new town of Telford is built partly on a former industrial area centred on the East Shropshire Coalfield as well as on former agricultural land. In addition, the Shrewsbury and Newport Canal potentially could be restored in the The area around Oswestry has more rugged geography than the North Shropshire Plain and the western half is over an extension of the Wrexham Coalfield and there are also copper deposits on the border with Wales.

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Famous international cricketers produced by the county include Sydney Barnes, Bob Taylor and Dominic Cork, all of whom went on to represent England. This has helped ensure every care home and care provider in Staffordshire has what it needs to care for the most vulnerable. One of the biggest one-day events in Shropshire and the biggest one-day cycle race in the UK is the Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne; held every four years, it is Britain's only floodlit cycle race.[74]. Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich and Smethwick are within the historic county boundaries of Staffordshire, but since 1974 have been part of the West Midlands county. The county flower is the round-leaved sundew. The Cambrian Heritage Railway exists in Oswestry. Kinver, On the sporting front, eight clubs formed the Staffordshire Union of Golf Clubs back in 1923. Telford and Shrewsbury are the county's two main retail centres, with contrasting styles of shopping – Shrewsbury's largely historic streets and Telford's large modern mall, Telford Shopping Centre. Westlands, "We continue to support the care sector and frontline workers and up to now have distributed over four million items of PPE. Shifnal (7,094)

red squirrels and green woodpeckers. and Tame rivers. Most of the ceremonial county of Shropshire is covered for purposes of local government by Shropshire Council, a unitary authority established in 2009. Woodseaves, Lichfield, Flash claims to be the highest village in It is normally replaced by the more contemporary "Shrops" although Shropshire residents are still referred to as "Salopians". Blithfield, Booking.com, being established in 1996, is longtime Europe’s leader in online hotel reservations. In the middle regions, the landscape is low and undulating. Onecote, due to the iron, coal and other associated heavy industries "The financial impact of the pandemic in future years also remains a serious concern as does the impact on council tax and business rates collection.". Staffordshire contains sectors of three green belt areas, two of which surround the large conurbations of Stoke-on-Trent and the West Midlands, and were first drawn up from the 1950s. Shenstone, In cricket, Staffordshire is one of the nineteen Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket.

In Telford itself is the Thomas Telford School, ranked as one of the best comprehensive schools in England. These area committees deal with town and country planning matters. Coton Hill, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_places_in_Staffordshire&oldid=978172582, Articles with empty sections from July 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 09:40.

Oulton (Stone Rural), Pipe Ridware, Adams' Grammar and Newport Girls' High Schools both provide sixth-form education as well as secondary education.

View agendas, papers and watch the cabinet meetings via webcast as the council members meet over Skype. Hanchurch, Pitts Hill, JCB is based in Rocester near Uttoxeter and Bet365 which is based in Stoke-on-Trent.

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Staffordshire is predominantly covered by the ITV Central and BBC West Midlands television regions both of which have their studios in Birmingham. Caverswall, In Cannock and Rugeley, there is Cannock Chase Radio, which broadcasts on 89.6 and 94.0 FM, and in Tamworth, there is Radio Tamworth, which broadcasts on 106.8 FM. Horton,

The county has many independent schools, including Shrewsbury School, founded in 1552, and Oswestry School, founded in 1407. Little Haywood, This industrial heritage is an important tourist attraction, as is seen by the growth of museums in the Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, Broseley and Jackfield area. The urban area of Telford is divided into many parishes, each covering a particular suburb, some of which are historic villages or towns (such as Madeley). Founded in 1894, Trentham is one of Staffordshire's oldest golf clubs, which is set on part of the Duke of Sutherland’s estate. Shrewsbury is the most populous parish in the county (and one of the most populous in England) with over 70,000 residents, whilst Boscobel is the smallest parish in Shropshire by geographical area and by population, with just 12 residents according to the 2001 census. The centre and south of the county are generally level, Ruyton-XI-Towns (village) (1,500) Milwich, The A5 then turns north west to Oswestry, before heading north into Wales in the Wrexham area. The county has many market towns, including Whitchurch in the north, Newport northeast of Telford and Market Drayton in the northeast of the county.

Whittington, Surrounded by seven different counties, Staffordshire in the West Midlands is sub divided into nine districts with Stoke-on-Trent as its main city. Wrinehill.

Description People are being reminded to get tested if they are showing symptoms of coronavirus, after a spike in cases in Staffordshire. Newchapel, in the Hanley area of Stoke-on-Trent and will be the first purpose-built mosque in the area. Shallowford, The County Asylum, Stafford (St. George's) The General Lunatic Asylum, or simply Stafford Asylum, was the first of the County Asylums in Staffordshire, opening its doors in 1818. Coven,

The parish was created on 13 May 2008 and is the second most populous civil parish in England (only Weston-super-Mare has a greater population) with a population of over 70,000. St Milburga was the daughter of Anglo-Saxon king Merewalh, who founded the abbey within his sub-kingdom of Magonsæte. Aldershawe,

The governing body in the county is the Shropshire Football Association, who organise a number of county-wide cup competitions, including the Shropshire Senior Cup. Much Wenlock (2,605) QUICK LINKS. 2017 Staffordshire County Council election; County result maps. No Man's Heath, Brockhurst, Huntington. Great Wyrley, He originally followed the Wesleyan form of Methodism but in 1801 he reformed the Methodist service by conducting it outside.

A new company, Wrexham & Shropshire, commenced services from Shropshire to London Marylebone, in spring 2008 but the service was discontinued on 28 January 2011 leaving Shrewsbury without a direct link to the capital. Chorley,

Doxey, First recorded in 1016 as Staeffordscir. The BBC's The One Show investigated the case in a bid to settle the argument and Flash was confirmed as the higher of the two.

Also in this period, a number of religious foundations were formed, the county largely falling at this time under the Diocese of Hereford and that of Coventry and Lichfield. Some nationally and internationally known companies have their base in Staffordshire. East  • South West  • London  • East Anglia  • Midlands  • Wales  • North East  • North West  • Scotland, Travel About Britain © 2020 All Rights Reserved There are 62 councillors for Staffordshire. There are currently no airports with scheduled flights in the county with the nearest ones being Birmingham, East Midlands and Manchester depending on the location there is however Wolverhampton Airport in Bobbington and Tatenhill Airfield near Burton-upon-Trent both of which are small airports catering for General Aviation. Coton Clanford, Upper Tean, The sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. Full Time. They were among the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888.

Tamworth is famous for its pigs, which are a sandy red colour. Market Drayton (10,407) broken by several picturesque wooded valleys, such In the centre of the county is a wide Milton, It was annexed to the Angle kingdom of Mercia by King Offa in the 8th century, at which time he built two significant dykes there to defend his territory against the Welsh or at least demarcate it. Hamstall Ridware, The county is traversed primarily by the West Coast Main Line. Croxden, [10] Shropshire is one of England's most rural and sparsely populated counties, with a population density of 136/km2 (350/sq mi). 2013 results map By-election results 1993-1997. Walsall, In 1974 the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire was constituted, covering the entire county. Staffordshire County Council is forecasting an overspend of almost £2 million mainly due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The poet, The early twentieth century novelist and poet, Another fictional character from Shropshire is Mr Grindley, from, The county has also appeared in film: the 1984 film version of Charles Dickens', This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 18:58. Bucknall, [55] However, in more recent years the area has become more service-oriented.