Borough of Stafford

Borough of Stafford
Non-metropolitan district

Stafford shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county Staffordshire
Status Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ Stafford
Incorporated 1 April 1974
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Body Stafford Borough Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPs William Cash
Jeremy Lefroy
Area
 • Total 231.0 sq mi (598.2 km2)
Area rank 71st (of 326)
Population (mid-2017 est.)
 • Total 134,800
 • Rank 162nd (of 326)
 • Density 580/sq mi (230/km2)
 • Ethnicity 97.4% White
1.0% S.Asian
Time zone UTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code 41UG (ONS)
E07000197 (GSS)
OS grid reference SJ9213623094
Website www.staffordbc.gov.uk

The Borough of Stafford is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. It is named after and includes the town of Stafford. It also includes the smaller town of Stone and numerous villages.

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the municipal borough of Stafford, Stone urban district, Stafford Rural District and Stone Rural District.

Most its parishes fell within the Hundred of Pirehill.

Wards

It has 26 wards: Barlaston and Oulton, Baswich, Chartley, Church Eaton, Common, Coton, Eccleshall, Forebridge, Fulford, Gnosall and Woodseaves, Haywood and Hixon, Highfield and Western Downs, Holmcroft, Littleworth, Manor, Milford, Milwich, Penkside, Rowley, Seighford, St. Michael's, Stonefield and Christchurch, Swynnerton, Tillington, Walton and Weeping Cross. [1]

Settlements and parishes of Stafford

SettlementBorough WardParish
AdbastonEccleshallAdbaston
BarlastonBarlaston and OultonBarlaston
BerkswichMilfordBerkswich
BradleyChurch EatonBradley
BroctonMilfordBrocton
ChebseyEccleshallChebsey
Church EatonChurch EatonChurch Eaton
ColwichHaywood and HixonColwich
CreswellSeighfordCreswell
EccleshallEccleshallEccleshall
EllenhallSeighfordEllenhall
FortonGnosall and Woodseaves
FradswellMilwich
FulfordFulfordFulford
GaytonChartley
GnosallGnosall and WoodseavesGnosall
HaughtonChurch EatonHaughton
High OffleyGnosall and Woodseaves
HixonHaywood and Hixon
HilderstoneMilwichHilderstone
Hopton and CotonCoton
Hyde LeaSeighfordHyde Lea
IngestreMilford
KnightleyGnosall and Woodseaves
MarstonSeighford
MilwichMilwich
NorburyGnosall and Woodseaves
RantonSeighford
Salt and EnsonChartley
Sandon and BurstonWalton
SeighfordSeighford
StandonEccleshall
StoneStonefield and Christchurch
Stone RuralMilwich
Stowe-by-ChartleyChartley
SwynnertonSwynnertonSwynnerton
TixallMilford
WestonChartley
WhitgreaveSeighford
WoodseavesGnosall and Woodseaves

References

  1. ↑ "List of wards". Stafford Borough Council.

Coordinates: 52°48′18.05″N 2°6′59.99″W / 52.8050139°N 2.1166639°W / 52.8050139; -2.1166639

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