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"A county of England, bounded by, Shropshire Cheshire, Derbyshire,
Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. It is in length about 54
miles, and varies in breadth from 18 to 36. It is divided
into 5 hundreds, which contain 1 city, 21 towns, 181 parishes,
and 670 villages. The principal rivers are the Trent, Dove,
Sow, Churnet, Stour, Penk, and Manifold. The air is reckoned
pleasant, mild, and wholesome. The middle and southern parts
are level and plain, and the soil is good and rich; the north
is hilly, and full of heaths and moors. Staffordshire is famous
for its potteries, its inland navigations, and its founderies,
blast furnaces, slitting mills, and various other branches
of the iron trade. The mines of coals, copper, lead, and iron
ore are rich and extensive; and there are also numerous quarries
of stone, alabaster, and limestone. Stafford is the county
town. Population, 510,504. It sends 17 members to parliament."
[Barclays Complete & Universal English Dictionary, 1842-1852]
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