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Staffordshire
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Staffordshire [ˈstæfədˌʃɪə -ʃə]
n
(Placename) 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): 806 737 (2001). Area (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 2624 sq. km (1013 sq. miles)
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