Staffordshire

American  

[staf-erd-sheer, -sher] / ˈstæf ərdˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

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

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Staffordshire British  

/ -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)

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Staffordshire

He was chosen to lead Staffordshire Police after the retirement of the previous chief constable in 2021.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The chief constable of Staffordshire Police has resigned, ahead of a gross misconduct hearing regarding his behaviour.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Isobel Guffick, 30, from Staffordshire, feels Sainsbury's Tu range has greater quality clothes for similar prices.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

The next LIV event starts at the JCB Club in Staffordshire on Thursday before tournaments in New York and Indianapolis prior to a scheduled team championship in Michigan.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Rudolph Zam- bardino, a statistician at North Staffordshire Polytechnic, in England, has pointed out that the lack of direct data forces researchers into salvos of extrapolation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann