Difference between revisions of "Staffordshire"

<p> A midland mining and manufacturing county of England, wedged in on the N. between [[Cheshire]] (W.) and [[Derby]] (N.), and extending southward to Worcester, with [[Shropshire]] on the W., and [[Leicester]] and [[Warwick]] on the E.; with the exception of the wild and hilly "moorland" in the N. consists of an undulating plain crossed by the Trent, and intersected in all directions by canals and railways; embraces two rich coal-fields, one in the "Black Country" of the S., where rich deposits of iron-stone are also worked, and one in the N., embracing the district of the "Potteries"; famous breweries exist at Burton; [[Wolverhampton]] is the largest town. </p>

<p> A midland mining and manufacturing county of England, wedged in on the N. between [[Cheshire]] (W.) and [[Derby]] (N.), and extending southward to Worcester, with [[Shropshire]] on the W., and [[Leicester]] and [[Warwick]] on the E.; with the exception of the wild and hilly "moorland" in the N. consists of an undulating plain crossed by the Trent, and intersected in all directions by canals and railways; embraces two rich coal-fields, one in the "Black Country" of the S., where rich deposits of iron-stone are also worked, and one in the N., embracing the district of the "Potteries"; famous breweries exist at Burton; [[Wolverhampton]] is the largest town. </p>

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<ref name="term_80299"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/staffordshire Staffordshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>

<ref name="term_80299"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/staffordshire Staffordshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>

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