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Stafford (borough)
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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 1 April 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
.
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
with borough status
Borough status in the United Kingdom
Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
in England. It is named after and includes the town of Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
. It also includes the smaller town of Stone
Stone, Staffordshire
Stone is an old market town in Staffordshire, England, situated about seven miles north of Stafford, and around seven miles south of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. It is the second town, after Stafford itself, in the Borough of Stafford, and has long been of importance from the point of view of...
and numerous villages.
The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....
, as a merger of the municipal borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
of Stafford, Stone urban district
Urban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
, Stafford Rural District
Stafford Rural District
Stafford Rural District was a rural district in the county of Staffordshire. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1974 by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972...
and Stone Rural District
Stone Rural District
Stone Rural District was a rural district in Staffordshire, England. It was created in 1894 and abolished by virtue of the Local Government Act 1972 in 1974. It was originally formed of the civil parishs of Barlaston, Chebsey, Cold Norton, Eccleshall, Milwich, Sandon, Standon, Stone Rural,...
.
Settlements and parishes of Stafford
- AdbastonAdbastonAdbaston is a small village and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. It is situated approximately halfway between towns of Eccleshall and Newport, and near the villages and hamlets of Woodseaves, Cheswardine, High Offley and Knighton. The village contains a church, "St...
- BarlastonBarlastonBarlaston is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stafford in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is roughly halfway between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the small town of Stone. According to the 2001 census the population of the parish was 2,659.-History:The old parish church of...
, BerkswichBerkswichBerkswich is a civil parish in the borough of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1528. Berkswich should not be mistaken for Baswich, which is included in the parish, along with Weeping Cross, Wildwood, Walton-on-the-Hill and Milford...
, BradleyBradley, StaffordshireBradley is a civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is off the A518 road headed out to the villages of Haughton and Gnosall towards Telford....
, BroctonBrocton, StaffordshireBrocton is a village and civil parish in the Stafford borough of Staffordshire, England. It about four miles south-east of Stafford town centre, and just outside the built-up area of Stafford, on the edge of Cannock Chase... - ChebseyChebseyChebsey is a small village in Staffordshire 2.5 miles southeast of Eccleshall on a confluence of Eccleshall water and the River Sow some 5 miles northwest of Stafford...
, Church EatonChurch EatonChurch Eaton is a small English village in the west of Staffordshire lying some southwest of Stafford, northwest of Penkridge and just from the Shropshire border. It lies in gently rolling dairy farming countryside...
, ColwichColwich, StaffordshireColwich is a civil parish and village in Staffordshire, England. It is situated off the A51 road, about 3 miles north west of Rugeley, and 7 miles south east of Stafford...
, CreswellCreswell, StaffordshireCreswell is a small village on the north-western edge of Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire, England situated on elevated ground above the wide floodplain and extensive marshes of the River Sow.... - EccleshallEccleshallEccleshall is a town in Staffordshire, England. It is located seven miles north west of Stafford, and six miles west of Stone. Eccleshall is twinned with Sancerre in France.-History:...
, EllenhallEllenhallEllenhall is a small Staffordshire village roughly 2.5 miles south of Eccleshall originally comprising part of the extensive estates of the Earl of Lichfield. The village consists of a scattered community of cottages, a hall, and several farms... - FortonForton, StaffordshireForton is a small village on the Staffordshire/Shropshire situated east of the market town of Newport, Shropshire.Situated around Forton Hall and the 14th century All Saints church and sited on the Roman road Via Devana and the modern A519 road between Newport and Newcastle-under-Lyme-External links:...
, FradswellFradswellFradswell is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 7 miles north-east of the City of Stafford and north of Colwich. Fradwell was first mentioned as part of the Colwich parish in the Domesday Book, where it is listed as Frodawelle or Frodeswelle, and it is likely to have been an...
, Fulford - GaytonGayton, StaffordshireGayton is a small rural village in Staffordshire, located approximately 1 mile from the A51 between Stone and Stafford. It has about 180 residents, with 1...
, GnosallGnosallGnosall is a large village in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England, with a population of approximately 5,000. It lies on the A518, approximately half-way between the towns of Newport and the county town of Staffordshire, Stafford... - HaughtonHaughton, StaffordshireHaughton is a village in Staffordshire, England, approximately 4 miles outside the county town of Stafford. It lies on the A518 between Stafford and Gnosall....
, High OffleyHigh OffleyHigh Offley is a small village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It lies 3 miles southwest of the small town of Eccleshall and about 1 mile west of the village of Woodseaves, both on the A519...
, HixonHixon, StaffordshireHixon is a village in the borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England. It is about 8 km east of Stafford at .Hixon was served by a railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on May 1, 1849....
, Hilderstone, Hopton and Coton, Hyde Lea - IngestreIngestreIngestre is a village and former civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is four miles to the north-east of the county town of Stafford.Ingestre Hall is a local landmark....
- Marston, Milwich
- NorburyNorbury, StaffordshireNorbury is a village in the Borough of Stafford, in south-west Staffordshire, England.It is situated approximately north-east of Newport, just south of the A519 Newport to Newcastle-under-Lyme road, and two miles south-east of Woodseaves....
- RantonRantonRanton can refer to:* Ranton, Vienne, a village in France* Ranton, Staffordshire, a village in England...
- Salt and Enson, Sandon and Burston, SeighfordSeighfordSeighford is a small village about three miles west of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. The ford across a small stream is the origin of the village's name. The village has a red sandstone church, St...
. StandonStandon, StaffordshireStandon is a village and civil parish in the Stafford district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. Standon has a church called Church of All Saints. In 2001 the population of the civil parish of Standon was 823....
, StoneStone, StaffordshireStone is an old market town in Staffordshire, England, situated about seven miles north of Stafford, and around seven miles south of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. It is the second town, after Stafford itself, in the Borough of Stafford, and has long been of importance from the point of view of...
, Stone Rural, Stowe-by-ChartleyStowe-by-Chartley-External links:...
SwynnertonSwynnertonSwynnerton is a village in Staffordshire, England.St Mary's Church dates back to at least the 13th Century. Swynnerton received its charter from Edward I in 1306. During the 14th Century a market used to be held every Wednesday and an annual fair was held on August 15 each year... - TixallTixallTixall is a small village and former civil parish in the English county of Staffordshire lying on the western side of the Trent valley between Rugeley and Stone, Staffordshire and roughly 4 miles east of Stafford...
- WestonWeston, StaffordshireWeston is a village situated 5 miles east of the county town of Stafford en route to the market town of Uttoxeter. The village of Gayton is approximately one mile to the east. Weston was formerly a small farming community...
, WhitgreaveWhitgreaveWhitgreave is a very small village a few miles to the NNW of Stafford situated mid-way between the M6 motorway to the west and the A34 trunk road to the east.It lies about to the northeast of Great Bridgeford....
, WoodseavesWoodseavesWoodseaves is a village in Staffordshire, England.It lies in the civil parish of High Offley and is situated on the A519 road and lies at the south-west end of the B5405 road, which leads to Great Bridgeford. Nearby are the villages of Gnosall and Norbury, the hamlets of Knightley and High Offley,...