Stafford (borough)
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| Borough of Stafford | |
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 Shown within Staffordshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Non-metropolitan district and Borough |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Staffordshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 77th 598.17 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Stafford |
| ONS code: | 41UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 158th 123,600 207 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.4% White |
| Politics | |
| Stafford Borough Council | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | William Cash, David Kidney |
Stafford is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It is named after and includes the town of Stafford. It also includes the smaller town of Stone and numerous villages.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough of Stafford, Stone urban district, Stafford Rural District and Stone Rural District.
[edit] Settlements and parishes
- Adbaston
- Barlaston, Berkswich, Bradley, Brocton
- Chebsey, Church Eaton, Colwich, Creswell
- Eccleshall, Ellenhall
- Forton, Fradswell, Fulford
- Gayton, Gnosall
- Haughton, High Offley, Hixon, Hilderstone, Hopton and Coton, Hyde Lea
- Ingestre
- Marston, Milwich
- Norbury
- Ranton
- Salt and Enson, Sandon and Burston, Seighford. Standon, Stone, Stone Rural, Stowe-by-Chartley Swynnerton
- Tixall
- Weston, Whitgreave, Woodseaves
| Unitary authorities: | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Cannock Chase • East Staffordshire • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • South Staffordshire • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Tamworth |
| Cities/Towns: | Biddulph • Burntwood • Burton upon Trent • Cannock • Cheadle • Eccleshall • Hednesford • Kidsgrove • Leek • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • Penkridge • Rugeley • Stafford • Stoke-on-Trent Burslem • Fenton • Hanley • Longton • Stoke • Tunstall • Stone • Tamworth • Uttoxeter See also: List of civil parishes in Staffordshire |
Birmingham • Bridgnorth • Bromsgrove • Cannock Chase • Coventry • Dudley • East Staffordshire • Herefordshire • Lichfield • Malvern Hills • Newcastle-under-Lyme • North Shropshire • North Warwickshire • Nuneaton and Bedworth • Oswestry • Redditch • Rugby • Sandwell • Shrewsbury and Atcham • Solihull • South Shropshire • South Staffordshire • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Stoke-on-Trent • Stratford-on-Avon • Tamworth • Telford and Wrekin • Walsall • Warwick • Wolverhampton • Worcester • Wychavon • Wyre Forest
Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire
