Staffordshire is a county in the West part of England. It is bordered by Cheshire to its north west, Warwickshire to its south east, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to its east, West Midlands to the south and Shropshire to its west. Its largest city is Stoke-on-Tent. However, today it already separate from the county and is a unitary authority. Today, Staffordshire has the districts of East Staffordshire, Lichfield, Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire, Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands and Tamworth.On July 2009, a mass of Anglo-Saxon gold was found in Lichfield. This was called the Staffordshire Hoard and has been discovered to be from the 7th or 8th centuries.Agriculture covers four fifths of the total area of the entire county of Staffordshire. Two thirds of the whole four fifths have permanent pasture. The greatest number of some kept farm animals are cattle and cows. This is for the production of milk to the towns of Staffordshire. Just like other counties in England, Staffordshire is well forested. Oats are now overpowering the corn and wheat crops. Now the oats cover one-half of the corn acreage.

There are two universities in the County. These are the Keele University, which is located in Newcastle-under-Lyne, and Staffordshire University, which actually has four branches located in Stafford, Lichfield, Shrewsbury and Strok-on-Trent. In sports, the county now has three professional football clubs namely Burton Albion who is assigned in Burton upon Trent, Stoke City and Port Vale both from Stoke-on-Trent. They also have Burton Albion, which is from Burton Upon Trent. The team is currently playing in Football League Two. Moreover, there are also non-league football clubs in the county. These include Stafford Rangers; Hednesford Town and Leek Town.The village “Flash” with the highest peak found in Britain is located at the Staffordshire Moorlands and is about 463 m above sea level. The Ordinance Survey and Wanlockhead in Scotland confirmed that it is indeed the highest peak. Furthermore, the highest point in Staffordshire is Cheeks Hill.

In Staffordshire, there are many canals that can be found. These are namely the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, Trent and Mersey Canal, Shropshire Union Canal, Coventry Canal, Caldon Canal, and the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. There are also several numbers of attractions in Staffordshire. Just like other counties in England, Staffordshire boasts numerous of historic and scenic places that tourists can visit. Museums, Parks, Churches and other historical places are all over the county.

Here is a list of the worthiest places visitors and even residents could stopover.

• Alton Towers
• Belvide Reservoir
• Blithbury Reindeer Lodge
• Brindley Water Mill
• Broad Eye Windmill
• Churnet Valley Railway
• Drayton Manor Theme Park
• Eccleshall Castle
• Lichfield Cathedral
• Lichfield Road
• Madeley Old Hall
• RSPB Coombes Valley
• Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
• Sandon Hall

Here is a list of Parks worthy to visit: Greenway Bank, Deep Hayes Country Park, Apedale Country Park, Consall Nature Park, Froghall Wharf, Oakamoor to Denstone Greenway, Hanchurch Hills, Hanbury Common. When visiting the county, one of the events that should not be missed is the Shugborough Country Show done on July 30 and 31.