staffordshire

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Definition of staffordshire in English English dictionary

An inland county of England bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire

Staffs a county in central England famous for its factories making china (=plates, cups etc). Administrative (pop., 2001: 806,737), geographic, and historic county, west-central England. Staffordshire's northern moorlands form the southern tip of the Pennines, and it encompasses the coalfield region known as The Potteries. Traces of Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age settlements remain. The Romans built roads through the area; it was the centre of the kingdom of Mercia in the 7th-9th centuries. The Danes ravaged it at the end of the 9th century. Staffordshire has mined coal and iron since the 13th century. Its pottery industry became famous in the 18th century with the innovations of Josiah Wedgwood. The seat of the administrative county of Staffordshire is Stafford

{i} Stafford, county in the Midlands (Britain)

Related Terms

Staffordshire figure

Type of pottery figurine made in Staffordshire, Eng. , beginning 1740. The figurines were made first in salt-glazed stoneware, later in lead-glazed earthenware. Subjects included musicians, animals, shepherds, classical deities, allegorical figures, portraits, theatrical and political personages, and even criminals. Staffordshire artists included the Wood family of potters

staffordshire bullterrier

English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat

American Staffordshire terrier

A strong muscular terrier of an American breed with powerful jaws, a broad skull, and short hair, originally developed for dogfighting. Also called pit bull, pit bull terrier, Staffordshire terrier

american staffordshire terrier

American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat

Hyphenation

Staf·ford·shire

Turkish pronunciation

stäfırdşır

Pronunciation

/ˈstafərdsʜər/ /ˈstæfɜrdʃɜr/