Stafford

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Region: West Midlands
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire, lies on the River Sow, with a historic centre featuring Stafford Castle, ancient churches, and Victorian architecture. The town is surrounded by parks, riverside walks, and countryside. The wider district includes villages, farmland, and parts of Cannock Chase AONB, offering trails and scenic landscapes. Market towns and rural communities blend with the county town’s cultural and commercial character, creating a district that mixes heritage, rivers, and open countryside.

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

This district page, Stafford, 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 Stafford

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 Stafford

Stafford is divided into 23 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Barlaston
  • Baswich
  • Common
  • Coton
  • Doxey & Castletown
  • Eccleshall
  • Forebridge
  • Fulford
  • Gnosall & Woodseaves
  • Haywood & Hixon
  • Highfields & Western Downs
  • Holmcroft
  • Littleworth
  • Manor
  • Milford
  • Milwich
  • Penkside
  • Rowley
  • Seighford & Church Eaton
  • St Michael's & Stonefield
  • Swynnerton & Oulton
  • Walton
  • Weeping Cross & Wildwood

Stafford in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Stafford is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Shropshire and Staffordshire, that contains the following 4 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) West Midlands
(ITL 2) ⇒ Shropshire and Staffordshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Telford and Wrekin ⁞ Shropshire ⁞ Stoke-on-Trent ⁞ Staffordshire CC

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Staffordshire