出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/08/02 14:04 UTC 版)
Staffordshire ( /ˈstæfərdʃər/ or /ˈstæfərdʃɪər/; abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county (less the unitary district of Stoke-on-Trent) is a NUTS 3 region (code UKG24) and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders. It adjoins the ceremonial counties of Cheshire (to the north west), Derbyshire (to the east), Leicestershire (to the east), Warwickshire (to the south east), West Midlands (to the south), Worcestershire (to the south), and Shropshire (to the west).