Staffordshire

[ staf-erd-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈstæf ərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.

Also called Stafford, Staffs

[stafs] /stæfs/.

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Examples from the Web for staffordshire

He also said police intend to put their beloved family pet, a Staffordshire bull terrier named Excalibur, to sleep.
Ebola in Europe: What Went Wrong|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The 64-year-old MP for Lichfield in Staffordshire expressed his disgust in a message posted on Twitter on Friday morning.
British Politician Threatens To Punch Muslim Woman in the Throat|Nico Hines|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eyton (Staffordshire, 48) has a long note on this entry which makes against his doctrine that the teamland is 120 acres.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
Tamworth church in Staffordshire, and Marshfield in Gloucestershire, had twelfth century central towers.
The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church|A. Hamilton Thompson

We illustrate a Staffordshire figure belonging to this period, which is signed "Absalon, Yarmouth."
Chats on Old Earthenware|Arthur Hayden
Your letter greeted me last night on my arrival from Staffordshire.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
In our time the Staffordshire Potteries maintain their old repute.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

British Dictionary definitions for staffordshire

Staffordshire

/ (ˈstæfədˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

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)

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