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  • ...rd into the [[Pennines]]. The southern part of the county is in the plain of the [[River Trent]] and its northern and western parts in the [[Peak Distri ...ial region and encompasses suburbs and outgrowth of the [[Yorkshire]] city of [[Sheffield]].
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  • ...and's most rural and sparsely populated counties with a population density of 337 a square mile according to the 2001 census. ...es; [[Bridgnorth]] above the [[River Severn|Severn]] guards the south-east of the county and [[Ludlow]] above the [[River Teme]] to the south. In norther
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  • |county 3=Staffordshire ...portion accounts for 468,812; the Worcestershire portion, 435,033; and the Staffordshire portion 168,484.
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  • |county = Staffordshire |picture caption=City of Lichfield
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  • [[File:Clougha heather.jpg|thumb|300px|The Forest of Bowland, Yorkshire]] The '''Pennines''' are a mountain range reaching from the [[Peak District]] of [[Derbyshire]] northward to the Tyne Gap in [[Northumberland]], beyond whic
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  • ...onshire has two motifs (a flower and a plum) but between them a great deal of symbolism, for the flower is not only a cantling reference to the village n ...of local flags. A few city flags are included which are in truth banners of the city councils' arms, but town and village flags can be a world away fro
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  • ...[[Bury]], 3½ miles west of [[Rochdale]], and 7½ miles north of the City of [[Manchester]]. [[Middleton, Lancashire|Middleton]] is just to the south, w ...MBC30"/> This became modern Heywood; an industrial town, until the decline of the mills in the mid-20th century.
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  • ..., though it is conventional to assign all beyond that county border to the Staffordshire Moorlands. ...chly grazed in the south, the hills beginning at the very edge of the city of [[Derby]], and becoming higher and more forbidding to the north. The High
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  • [[File:Thor's cave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Thor's Cave, Staffordshire, from the Manifold Way]] ...ervious millstone grit, so caves and dry river valleys are common features of the area. The soils are poor and calcareous, creating grazing land for both
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  • ...its course it marks the boundary between [[Derbyshire]] to the east and [[Staffordshire]] to the west. The river is some 45 miles in length. ...Longnor, Staffordshire|Longnor]] and [[Hartington]] and cuts through a set of stunning limestone gorges, Beresford Dale, Wolfscote Dale, Milldale and Dov
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  • The '''Shropshire Hills''' are a group of hills which lie wholly within the county after which they are named, and th ...erge into the hills of Herefordshire in the south, but the southern bounds of the distinctive range may be reckoned at the [[River Teme|Teme Valley]] to
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  • ...alley in the [[Peak District]], dividing [[Derbyshire]] to the east from [[Staffordshire]] to the west. The valley was cut by the [[River Dove]] and runs for just o Much of the land is owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]], and annually attracts
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  • |owner=Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement ...akewell]] and 9 miles west of [[Chesterfield]]. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549.
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  • {{county|Staffordshire}} [[File:Kidderminster Lock.jpg|thumb|300px|Kidderminster Lock on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal]]
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  • {{county|Staffordshire}} [[File:Leek Tunnel.JPG|thumb|300px|The southern portal of Leek Tunnel]]
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  • ...ire - geograph.org.uk - 1709578.jpg|thumb|300px|Two boats entering lock 44 of the Hatton flight, the third from the top]] ...It is a popular route with tourists due to its circular route and mixture of urban and rural landscapes.
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  • ...elivers enormous quantities of water by gravity through eleven major river valleys. The aqueduct is 73 miles long, down which the water travels at less than t ...nique, the water naturally fills the lower section of pipe due to the head of water and flow continues downstream.
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  • [[File:Monsal Head - View of the Viaduct and River Wye - geograph.org.uk - 756604.jpg|right|thumb|300px| ...r Wye is west of [[Buxton]] on [[Axe Edge Moor]], close by the border of [[Staffordshire]]. One main channel runs underground through [[Poole's Cavern]], just above
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  • ...the north of, [[Dovedale]] itself or may be considered a distinctive part of it. [[Category:Valleys of Derbyshire]]
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  • |county=Staffordshire |picture=Hollington, War Memorial, Staffordshire.JPG
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