Borough of Stafford

The Borough of Stafford is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. It is named after the town of Stafford. It also includes the towns of Stone and Eccleshall, as well as numerous villages such as Weston, Hixon, Barlaston, Baswich, Salt, Ingestre, Sandon and Gnosall.

Borough of Stafford
Non-metropolitan district and borough
Official logo of Borough of Stafford
Stafford shown within Staffordshire
Stafford shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
Non-metropolitan countyStaffordshire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQStafford
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyStafford Borough Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet (Conservative)
 • MPsWilliam Cash
Theodora Clarke
Area
 • Total231.0 sq mi (598.2 km2)
 • Rank59th (of 296)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total137,231
 • Rank167th (of 296)
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
 • Ethnicity
97.4% White
1.0% S.Asian
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code41UG (ONS)
E07000197 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSJ9213623094
Websitewww.staffordbc.gov.uk

History
For historical political control and leadership, see Stafford Borough Council elections.

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. A new Civic Centre was constructed at Riverside in Stafford and completed in 1978.[1][2]

Most its parishes fell within the Hundred of Pirehill.

Wards
Map of wards within the Borough of Stafford

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.[3]

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. "Construction Site for Stafford Borough Council Offices, Riverside, Stafford". Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. "No. 47702". The London Gazette. 1 December 1948. p. 14484.
  3. "List of wards". Stafford Borough Council.

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