Staffordshire

[staf-erd-sheer, -sher]

noun

1. a county in central England. 1,154 sq. mi. (2,715 sq. km). Stafford.

Staffordshire

/ -ʃə, ˈstæfədˌʃɪə /

noun

1. a county of central England: lowlands in the east and south rise to the Pennine uplands in the north; important in the history of industry, coal and iron having been worked at least as early as the 13th century. In 1974 the industrial area in the S passed to the new county of West Midlands; Stoke-on-Trent became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Stafford. Pop (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 811 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 2624 sq km (1013 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Staffordshire Police confirmed a woman from the Stafford area had been arrested and remained in custody.

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Ana Paun had gone to the shops with her older sister in the Bordesley Green area of the city when a dog - an American XL bully and Staffordshire bull terrier crossbreed - attacked.

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However, the girl refused to board the bus, magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre were told.

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Murder before Evensong is based on his novel of the same name and was filmed in Bridgnorth and Worfield in Shropshire, as well as in Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Wolverhampton.

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The landscape gardener from Lichfield, Staffordshire, said he had had dental problems, joint pain and anxiety issues since being diagnosed.

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