Stafford (borough)
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| Borough of Stafford | |
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| Image:StaffordshireStafford.png Shown within Staffordshire | |
| 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 (2006 est.) - Density | Ranked 158th 123,400 206 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.4% White 1.0% S.Asian |
| 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 of Stafford
- 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
Ceremonial county of Staffordshire | |
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| Unitary authorities | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Boroughs or districts | Cannock Chase • East Staffordshire • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • South Staffordshire • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Tamworth |
| Cities and 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 |
Districts of the West Midlands Region |
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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 |
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