![]() ![]() The River Trent and its tributaries drain most of the county. The southern end of the Pennines is in the north, containing part of the Peak District National Park, while the Cannock Chase AONB and part of the National Forest are in the south. Staffordshire is hilly to the north and south. The county historically included the north-west of the West Midlands county, including Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. For local government purposes Staffordshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with nine districts, and the unitary authority area of Stoke-on-Trent. ![]() After Stoke-on-Trent (258,366), the largest settlements are Tamworth (78,646), Newcastle-under-Lyme (75,082) and Burton upon Trent (72,299) the city of Lichfield has a population of 33,816. The county has an area of 1,713 square kilometres (661 sq mi) and a population of 1,131,052. The largest settlement is the city of Stoke-on-Trent the county town is Stafford. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire to the east, Warwickshire to the south-east, the West Midlands county and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west. Staffordshire ( / ˈ s t æ f ər d ʃ ɪər, - ʃ ər/ postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England.
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