East Staffordshire

Local Authority District in England

Staffordshire, West Midlands

§ This page gives an overview of the East Staffordshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ East Staffordshire stretches across the Trent Valley, with Burton upon Trent as its main town, famous for brewing heritage and riverside landmarks along the River Trent. Uttoxeter, another key town, is well known for its racecourse and markets. The district includes rolling countryside, small villages, and parts of the National Forest. Rivers, meadows, and agricultural land dominate the landscape, with historic churches, stately homes, and traditional market centres adding character.

The administrative boundary of East Staffordshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of East Staffordshire.

Map of East Staffordshire — Administrative Boundary of East Staffordshire (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about East Staffordshire

What region is East Staffordshire in? East Staffordshire is in the West Midlands of England, a region within the UK.

What county is East Staffordshire in? East Staffordshire is located in the county of Staffordshire.

Is East Staffordshire a city? No, East Staffordshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs East Staffordshire? The local authority for this district is: East Staffordshire Borough Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Staffordshire is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Staffordshire County Council.

▶ Official website of East Staffordshire Borough Council 🔗 eaststaffsbc.gov.uk

Which police force covers East Staffordshire? Policing in East Staffordshire is provided by Staffordshire Police 🔗 staffordshire.police.uk, which serves 9 local authority districts: Cannock Chase ⁞ East Staffordshire ⁞ Lichfield ⁞ Newcastle-under-Lyme ⁞ South Staffordshire ⁞ Stafford ⁞ Staffordshire Moorlands ⁞ Stoke-on-Trent ⁞ Tamworth.

This district page, East Staffordshire, is a sub-page of this county page: Staffordshire and this region page: West Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in East Staffordshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in East Staffordshire

East Staffordshire is divided into 16 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Anglesey
Bagots & Needwood
Blythe
Branston
Brizlincote
Burton & Eton
Crown
Dove
Heath
Horninglow & Outwoods
Shobnall
Stapenhill
Stramshall & Weaver
Stretton
Town
Winshill

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in East Staffordshire

East Staffordshire is fully parished: 38 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.

Abbots Bromley
Anglesey
Anslow
Barton-under-Needwood
Blithfield
Branston
Brizlincote
Burton
Croxden
Denstone
Draycott in the Clay
Dunstall
Ellastone
Hanbury
Hoar Cross
Horninglow and Eton
Kingstone
Leigh
Marchington
Mayfield
Newborough
Okeover
Outwoods
Ramshorn
Rocester
Rolleston on Dove
Shobnall
Stanton
Stapenhill
Stretton
Tatenhill
Tutbury
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter Rural
Winshill
Wootton
Wychnor
Yoxall

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in East Staffordshire

East Staffordshire covers 21 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Abbots Bromley
Alton (Staffordshire Moorlands) *
Barton Turn
Barton-under-Needwood
Beamhurst
Bramshall
Burton upon Trent *
Denstone
Draycott in the Clay
Ellastone
Kingstone (East Staffordshire)
Marchington
Mayfield (East Staffordshire) *
Newchurch (East Staffordshire)
Rocester *
Rolleston on Dove
Stretton (East Staffordshire)
Tutbury
Uttoxeter
Walton-on-Trent *
Yoxall

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of East Staffordshire.)