Museums · West Midlands
Staffordshire
Also known as: Swydd Stafford
Staffordshire — a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Alan Murray-Rust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Staffordshire is a museum in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Staffordshire is a museum located in the West Midlands. It showcases a variety of exhibits that reflect the region's industrial heritage and cultural history. The museum is notable for its extensive collection related to the pottery industry, which has been a significant part of Staffordshire's identity.
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Background
History
Historically, Staffordshire was divided into five hundreds: Cuttlestone, Offlow, Pirehill, Seisdon, and Totmonslow. ]] The historic boundaries of Staffordshire cover much of what is now the metropolitan county of West Midlands. An administrative county of Staffordshire was set up in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888 covering the county, except for the county boroughs of Wolverhampton, Walsall, and West Bromwich in the south (the area known as the Black Country), and Hanley in the north. The Act also saw the towns of Tamworth (partly in Warwickshire) and Burton upon Trent (partly in Derbyshire) united entirely in Staffordshire. In 1553, Queen Mary made Lichfield a county corporate,…
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- Coordinates
- 52.8069, -2.1161
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Stafford
- Parish
- Stafford, unparished area
- Postcode
- ST16 2LT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stafford
- Official site
- www.staffordgatehousetheatre.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Staffordshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Staffordshire?
- Staffordshire is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.8069°, -2.1161°.
- Is Staffordshire wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at Staffordshire. Check ahead for specific facilities.