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South Staffordshire is a local government districtNon-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts are a type of local government district in England....
 in StaffordshireStaffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England....
, EnglandEngland

England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom....
. The district lies to the north and west of WolverhamptonWolverhampton

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 and the West MidlandsWest Midlands (county)

The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 peopl...
, bordering ShropshireShropshire

Shropshire is a traditional, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England....
 to the west and WorcestershireWorcestershire

Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England....
 to the south. It contains no towns of major size and many of the settlements within the district are dormitory villages for StaffordStafford

Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England....
, WolverhamptonWolverhampton

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, BirminghamBirmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands....
 and TelfordTelford

Telford is a new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England....
.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and W...
, by the merger of Cannock Rural DistrictFacts About Cannock Rural District

Cannock was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1974....
 (in the north) and Seisdon Rural DistrictSeisdon Rural District

Seisdon was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1974....
 (in the south).

Its council is based in CodsallCodsall

Codsall is a large village in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England....
, one of the larger settlements in the district, along with BrewoodBrewood

BrewoodBrewood todayThe current parish of Brewood and Coven has a population of around 7,500 in four distinct villages....
, Cheslyn HayCheslyn Hay

Cheslyn Hay is a former mining village which just creeps into the Staffordshire boundary....
, Great WyrleyGreat Wyrley

Great Wyrley is a parish and village in South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire, England....
, KinverKinver

Kinver is a large village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England....
, LandywoodLandywood

Landywood is a village in Staffordshire, England....
, PenkridgePenkridge Overview

Penkridge is a market town in Staffordshire, England with a population of 7,836....
, PertonPerton

Perton is a Civil Parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, situated to the west of Wolverhampton, Wes...
 and WombourneWombourne

Wombourne is a large village and civil parish located in the district of South Staffordshire, 6km south-west of Wolverhampto...
 (which some claim to be "officially the largest village in England"). Other villages in the district include EssingtonEssington

Essington is a village and civil parish near Wolverhampton in South Staffordshire, England....
, FeatherstoneFeatherstone, Staffordshire

Featherstone is a small village on the border between Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire, England....
, Lower PennLower Penn

Lower Penn is a village in South Staffordshire, situated to the south-west of Wolverhampton, West Midlands....
, PattinghamPattingham

Pattingham is a village in South Staffordshire , close to the border with Shropshire....
, SeisdonSeisdon

Seisdon was created during the eighteenth century, a rural village in the county of Staffordshire approximately six miles we...
, TrysullTrysull

Trysull is a village situated in Staffordshire, England....
 and Coven.

The district covers a similar geographic area to South Staffordshire parliamentary constituency.

Woods in the area include bunkers tree wood.