Stafford
county town of Staffordshire in the West Midlands, England
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Summary
Stafford is a county town[1]. Stafford draws 2,231 Wikipedia views per month (county town category, ranking #12 of 22).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Stafford[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: unparished area[5]
- Official language: English[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Dreieich[7], Belfort[8], Tarragona[9], La Roë[10], Rimbach[11], Skarżysko-Kamienna[12], Stafford[13]
- Postal code: ST16, ST17, ST18, ST19, ST20, ST21[14]
- Commons category: Stafford[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[16]
- Local dialing code: 01785[17]
- Inception: 700[18]
- OS grid reference: SJ922232[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Stafford[20]
- Commons gallery: Stafford[21]
- Population: 68,472[22], 70,592[23]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Capital of: Staffordshire[28]
- Official name: Stafford[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Stafford[30]
- Category for people who died here: Q112053878[31]
- Native label: Stafford[32]
- Category for people buried here: Q112053989[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Stafford[34]
- Area: 599 km²[35]
- Historic county: Staffordshire[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Stafford include Stafford railway station[37], a railway station[38], in United Kingdom[39] and Stafford[40], a family name[41].
Why It Matters
Stafford has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Stafford is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Stafford include Stafford railway station[37], a railway station[38], in United Kingdom[39] and Stafford[40], a family name[41].