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[[Wolverhampton]], [[Walsall]] and other important towns before the creation of the [[West Midlands]] county in 1974. | [[Wolverhampton]], [[Walsall]] and other important towns before the creation of the [[West Midlands]] county in 1974. | ||
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Its most emblematic city is probably [[Stafford]], the most important one being [[Stoke-on-Trent]]. It is the starting point of the northern England's outstanding natural beauty, with the [[Peak district]], [[Cannock Chase]] and bits of the national forest beginning where Staffordshire ends. | Its most emblematic city is probably [[Stafford]], the most important one being [[Stoke-on-Trent]]. It is the starting point of the northern England's outstanding natural beauty, with the [[Peak district]], [[Cannock Chase]] and bits of the national forest beginning where Staffordshire ends. | ||
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| − | File:CannockChase-18Jan20-5.jpg|The | + | File:Staffordshire-July17.jpg|Staffs countryside on the way from [[Stafford]] to its castle, [[July (2017)]]. |
| + | File:CannockChase-18Jan20-5.jpg|The enchanted woods of [[Cannock Chase]], on {{thisday|18|January|2020}}. | ||
| + | File:Shugborough-18Jan20-14.jpg|The [[Essex bridge]], a famous packhorse [[bridge]] intercepting three waterways, Id. | ||
| + | File:Himley-9Feb20-4.jpg|[[Clent_hills,_Hanbury_Hall_and_Himley_park_(February_2020)#Himley_park|Himley hall]], a bit of Staffordshire in the South of [[Wolverhampton]], on {{thisday|9|February|2020}}. | ||
| + | File:KinverEdge-8Jan23-21.jpg|Nanny's rock by the [[Kinver_Edge_and_the_Rock_Houses|Kinver edge]], on {{thisday|8|January|2023}}. | ||
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| + | == Visits == | ||
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| + | * Our [[Staffordshire (January 2020)]] trip. | ||
| + | * [[Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses]] on {{thisday|8|January|2023}}. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:59, 16 June 2023
Staffordshire
Staffs is a shire of England, historically also including Wolverhampton, Walsall and other important towns before the creation of the West Midlands county in 1974.
Its most emblematic city is probably Stafford, the most important one being Stoke-on-Trent. It is the starting point of the northern England's outstanding natural beauty, with the Peak district, Cannock Chase and bits of the national forest beginning where Staffordshire ends.
Staffs countryside on the way from Stafford to its castle, July (2017).
The enchanted woods of Cannock Chase, on 18 January (2020).
The Essex bridge, a famous packhorse bridge intercepting three waterways, Id.
Himley hall, a bit of Staffordshire in the South of Wolverhampton, on 9 February (2020).
Nanny's rock by the Kinver edge, on 8 January (2023).
