During the Middle Ages Stafford became an important market town, dealing particularly in cloth and wool. Meanwhile the lords of Stafford, impoverished as a result of the Crusades in the late twelfth century, flourished once more.

Stafford has five taxi firms and several independent operators from ranks at the station, Bridge St, Broad St and Salter St. Overview of States that Prohibit BSL". Animal Legal & Historical Center. 1 January 2021 . Retrieved 3 March 2022. Cornish, Natalie (26 April 2019). "6 best dog breeds for families with children, according to Kennel Club". Country Living . Retrieved 24 July 2019. Staffordshire County Council headquarters are in central Stafford. Most staff in the town work in the Staffordshire Place development, which opened in 2011. [27] The shift of administrative staff to Staffordshire Place meant conversion of most offices into private homes, [28] but the County Council still meets at County Buildings in Martin St. [29]

Stafford District in Staffordshire (United Kingdom)". City Population. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022 . Retrieved 11 November 2021.

Walton was entrusted with taking the Lesser George to London from where it was smuggled out of the country to Charles II who was then in exile. Aquia Church, built in 1757, is unusual among local structures for having been designed on the plan of a Greek cross rather than the more standard Roman Cross design. In addition, Aquia Church has a rare three-tiered pulpit; it has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. The Episcopal church continues to be active today. [8]Legend would have it that Stafford was founded in about 700 AD by a Mercian prince called Bertelin who established a hermitage on a secluded marshy island. William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech KG GCMG PC (1885–1964) Conservative politician and banker, [137] MP for Stafford from 1918 until he entered the House of Lords on succeeding to his father's peerage in 1938. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, as well as the Bull Terrier and American Staffordshire Terrier, are three distinct modern purebred dogs in the AKC Terrier group, all with a similar ancestry. [16] Historically, the Staffordshire Terriers had arrived in America by the mid-1800s. After their arrival, two distinct breeds were developed, one of which some American breeders developed into a taller, heavier offshoot of the English version which became the American Staffordshire Terrier. [34] berkswichprimaryschool – berkswich primary school". berkswichprimaryschool.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014 . Retrieved 15 February 2015.

The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal runs close to the Baswich and Wildwood areas and was once linked to the River Sow by the River Sow Navigation. Together they are paving the way for wider growth, including new housing, employment space and leisure facilities which will in turn attract major inward investment in future years.”

4. Ancient High House

The second duke helped Richard III to usurp the throne but later became disgruntled and plotted with Henry Tudor in his downfall. Henry Stafford paid for his treachery with his life, although Henry Tudor did successfully capture the throne two years later, arranging the outcome of the battle of Bosworth Field with another of Richard III's one time allies Lord Stanley. The town was represented in Parliament from 1780 by the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. During that period, the town's mechanised shoe industry was founded, the best-known factory owner being William Horton. [3] The industry gradually died, the last factory being redeveloped in 2008. In 1206 Stafford was granted its Charter of Liberties. The Staffordcharterwas signed by King John on 1 May 1206. This document made Stafford a borough and gave the townspeople the same rights enjoyed in existing boroughs, including the right of inheritance. Iqbal, Nomia (21 May 2009). "Dangerous 'status' dogs on the rise". Newsbeat . Retrieved 16 September 2022.