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Guesthouses in Staffordshire, EnglandStaffordshire is a county in the middle of England bordering Cheshire and Leicestershire amongst others and it contains part of the National Forest.
The north has wild moorlands, the middle has is low and rolling whilst the south of the county is extremely beautiful. The main river is the River Trent and the county is known for vast coal fields and iron ore deposits. The soil is mainly clay and so agriculture is not a main industry here. The county is best known for it's potteries and Stoke-on-Trent is where fine porcelain is produced by companies such as Wedgewood, Spode and Royal Doulton. The Potteries museum reveals the history of this industry. The amusement park 'Alton Towers' is at Moreton
There are castles to visit in Staffordshire including Tamworth and Tutbury which are certainly worth a visit. See the country house at Shugborough which has the County Museum showing the life of servants 100 years ago. Clifton Campville is a 14th century parish church with an impressive spire nearly 190 feet high.
The main towns are good for shopping and have restaurants, cafes and bars. The villages often have craft shops for souvenirs, mementos, and village inns.
Towns and villages to visit in Staffordshire, England, include:
Abbots Bromley, Admaston, Alrewas, Alton, Amington, Armitage
Barlaston, Barton-under-Needwood, Biddulph, Blythe Bridge, Brewood, Burslem, Burston, Burton-upon-Trent
Cannock, Cauldon, Cheadle, Cheddleton, Chorley, Codsall, Consall, Croxden
Eccleshall, Edingale, Endon, Etruria
Fazeley, Featherstone, Flash
Gnosall, Great Haywood
Hanchurch, Handsacre, Hanley, Harriseahead, Haughton, Hednesford, Huddlesford, Huntington
Ingestre
Kettlebrook, Kings Bromley, Kingstone, Kingswinford
Leek, Lichfield, Little Haywood, Longton
Madeley, Marchington, Marchington Woodlands, Marston, Brewood, Staffordshire, Marston
Newcastle-under-Lyme, No Man's Heath
Oakamoor, Oulton
Penkridge
Rolleston on Dove, Rudyard, Rugeley, Rushton Spencer
Sandon, Shallowford, Shenstone, Smallthorne, Stafford, Stoke on Trent, Stone, Stowe-by-Chartley, Stretton (Brewood), Stretton (Burton-upon-Trent), Swinfen
Tamworth, Tutbury
Upper Longdon, Uttoxeter
Wall, Werrington, Weston, Weston-under-Lizard, Whitmore, Whittington, Willoughbridge, Wordsley
Yoxall
Places of interest in Staffordshire include
Lichfield Cathedral
Shugborough Hall
Blithfield Hall
Dovecliff Hall
Ford Green Hall, Smallthorne
Madeley Old Hall
Moseley Old Hall, Featherstone
Sandon Hall
Whitmore Hall
Biddulph Grange
Eccleshall Castle
Mow Cop Castle
Stafford Castle
Tamworth Castle
Tutbury Castle
Croxden Abbey
Broad Eye Windmill, Stafford
Cheddleton Flint Mill, watermill
Watermill housing Brindley Water Museum, Leek
Izaak Walton Cottage Museum
Weston Park
Cannock Chase
Hazel Slade Reserve
RSPB Coombes Valley
National Memorial Arboretum
Trentham Gardens
Rudyard Lake
Tittesworth Reservoir
Chasewater
River Trent
River Blythe
River Churnet
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
Caldon Canal
Coventry Canal
Shropshire Union Canal
Trent and Mersey Canal, Harecastle Tunnel
Heritage railways: Chasewater Railway, Foxfield Steam Railway, Manifold Valley Railway
Long distance footpaths: Heart of England Way, Staffordshire Way
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