Stafford
Also known as Stafford, Staffordshire
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, England. It is located about south of Stoke-on-Trent, north of Wolverhampton and north-west of Birmingham. The town had a population of 71,673 at the 2021 census, and is the main settlement within the larger Borough of Stafford, which had a population of 136,837 in 2021.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Stafford
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.static_image_width
- 280
- UK place.population
- 71,673
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.shire_district
- Stafford
- UK place.shire_county
- Staffordshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Stafford
- UK place.post_town
- STAFFORD
- UK place.postcode_area
- ST
- UK place.postcode_district
Article
56 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient
- Anglo-Saxon
- Norman and medieval
- Tudor
- 17th century
- 18th century to present
- Civic history
- Historic population
- Landmarks
- Culture
- Climate
- Economy
- Shoemaking
- Engineering
- Other manufacturing
- Services
- Demographics
- Transport
- Railways
- Roads
- Buses
- Canal
- Politics and public services
- Local government
- National representation
- Emergency services
- Justice
- Suburbs and areas
- MOD Stafford
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Tertiary education
- Media
- Newspapers
- Television
- Radio
- Sport
- The Staffordshire knot
- Notable people
- Early times
- 18th and 19th centuries
- 20th century
- Music, acting and writing
- Sport
- Politics
- Nature reserves
- Nearby places
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, England. It is located about south of Stoke-on-Trent, north of Wolverhampton and north-west of Birmingham. The town had a population of 71,673 at the 2021 census, and is the main settlement within the larger Borough of Stafford, which had a population of 136,837 in 2021.
Stafford has Anglo-Saxon roots, being founded in 913, when Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, founded a defensive burh; it became the county town of Staffordshire soon after. Stafford became an important market town in the Middle Ages and later grew into an important industrial town, due to the proliferation of shoemaking, engineering and electrical industries.
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