Staffordshire is a land-locked county in the West Midlands region of England, part of the United Kingdom.

Map of Staffordshire

Cities and towns

Cities

• 1 Lichfield
• 2 Stoke-on-Trent

Towns

• 3 Stafford - the county town.
• 4 Burton upon Trent
• 5 Cannock
• 6 Eccleshall
• 7 Leek
• 8 Newcastle-under-Lyme
• 9 Tamworth
• 10 Uttoxeter

Other destinations

• 1 Alton Towers – The largest and second-most visited theme park in the UK.

Get around

By bus, taxi or train

Bus services in North Staffordshire are provided by First PMT and for the rest of Staffordshire, Arriva provides most local transport along with other smaller companies.

Main services in North Staffordshire

• Hanley - Stafford First PMT 101
• Hanley - Crewe, Cheshire First PMT 20

See

Castles

• 1 Eccleshall Castle, Eccleshall. (updated Jan 2018)
• 2 Stafford Castle, Stafford. (updated Jan 2018)
• 3 Tamworth Castle, Tamworth. (updated Jan 2018)

Do

Theme parks

• 1 Alton Towers. (updated Jan 2018)
• 2 Drayton Manor Theme Park, Fazeley, Tamworth. (updated Jan 2018)

Stay safe

As with the rest of the UK, in any emergency call 999 or 112 (from a land-line if you can) and ask for Ambulance, Fire or Police when connected.

Go next

Part of the National Forest lies within its borders. It adjoins the ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and Shropshire.