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South Staffordshire is a local government district
Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of Districts of England in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement....
 in Staffordshire
Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest, England lies within its borders....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The district lies to the north and west of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , England. In 2004, the local government district had an estimated population of 239,100; the wider Urban Area had a population of List of English cities by population, which makes it the 13th most populous city in England....
 and the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in West Midlands England with a population of 2,591,300. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, bordering Shropshire
Shropshire

Shropshire , alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated, in print only, Shrops, is a Counties of England in the West Midlands of England....
 to the west and Worcestershire
Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....
 to the south. It contains no towns of major size and many of the settlements within the district are dormitory villages for Stafford
Stafford

Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. It lies in the north of the West Midlands , between Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent. The population of Stafford was given in the 2001 census as 63,681, with that of the wider Stafford as 124,531....
, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , England. In 2004, the local government district had an estimated population of 239,100; the wider Urban Area had a population of List of English cities by population, which makes it the 13th most populous city in England....
, Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
 and Telford
Telford

Telford is a large new towns in the United Kingdom in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial counties of England of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham....
.

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

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
, by the merger of Cannock Rural District
Cannock Rural District

Cannock was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was created by the Local Government Act 1894, based on the Cannock rural sanitary district, and has the town of Cannock on its eastern border....
 (in the north) and Seisdon Rural District
Seisdon Rural District

Seisdon was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Seisdon rural sanitary district....
 (in the south).

Its council is based in Codsall
Codsall

Codsall is a large village in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is situated north west of the city of Wolverhampton....
, one of the larger settlements in the district, along with Brewood
Brewood

Brewood was once a town, but now a village, in South Staffordshire, England. Located at , it lies near the River Penk, eight miles north of Wolverhampton city centre and eleven miles south of the county town of Stafford....
, Cheslyn Hay
Cheslyn Hay

Cheslyn Hay is a former mining village between Cannock and Walsall, on the Southern edge Staffordshire), England.Station Street is the main street with some small shops....
, Great Wyrley
Great Wyrley

Great Wyrley is a parish and village in South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It includes Landywood, Churchbridge, and Wyrley Bank, but to confuse matters the settlement of Little Wyrley lies within the parish of Norton Canes, a nearby village....
, Kinver
Kinver

Kinver is a large village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England. It is in the far south-west of the county, at the end of the narrow finger of land surrounded by the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands ....
, Landywood
Landywood

Landywood is a village in Staffordshire, England. Together with Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay it forms a community with a combined population of almost 20,000....
, Penkridge
Penkridge

Penkridge is a market town in Staffordshire, England with a population of 7,836 . However Penkridge's status as a town is relatively new. Many locals will still refer to it as a village....
, Perton
Perton

Perton is a Civil Parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, situated to the west of Wolverhampton, West Midlands , and to the south of Codsall....
 and Wombourne
Wombourne

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






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South Staffordshire is a local government district
Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of Districts of England in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement....
 in Staffordshire
Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked Counties of England in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Stafford. Part of the National Forest, England lies within its borders....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The district lies to the north and west of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , England. In 2004, the local government district had an estimated population of 239,100; the wider Urban Area had a population of List of English cities by population, which makes it the 13th most populous city in England....
 and the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in West Midlands England with a population of 2,591,300. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, bordering Shropshire
Shropshire

Shropshire , alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated, in print only, Shrops, is a Counties of England in the West Midlands of England....
 to the west and Worcestershire
Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a county located in the West Midlands of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester....
 to the south. It contains no towns of major size and many of the settlements within the district are dormitory villages for Stafford
Stafford

Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. It lies in the north of the West Midlands , between Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent. The population of Stafford was given in the 2001 census as 63,681, with that of the wider Stafford as 124,531....
, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands , England. In 2004, the local government district had an estimated population of 239,100; the wider Urban Area had a population of List of English cities by population, which makes it the 13th most populous city in England....
, Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
 and Telford
Telford

Telford is a large new towns in the United Kingdom in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial counties of England of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham....
.

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

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
, by the merger of Cannock Rural District
Cannock Rural District

Cannock was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was created by the Local Government Act 1894, based on the Cannock rural sanitary district, and has the town of Cannock on its eastern border....
 (in the north) and Seisdon Rural District
Seisdon Rural District

Seisdon was a rural district in Staffordshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Seisdon rural sanitary district....
 (in the south).

Its council is based in Codsall
Codsall

Codsall is a large village in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is situated north west of the city of Wolverhampton....
, one of the larger settlements in the district, along with Brewood
Brewood

Brewood was once a town, but now a village, in South Staffordshire, England. Located at , it lies near the River Penk, eight miles north of Wolverhampton city centre and eleven miles south of the county town of Stafford....
, Cheslyn Hay
Cheslyn Hay

Cheslyn Hay is a former mining village between Cannock and Walsall, on the Southern edge Staffordshire), England.Station Street is the main street with some small shops....
, Great Wyrley
Great Wyrley

Great Wyrley is a parish and village in South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It includes Landywood, Churchbridge, and Wyrley Bank, but to confuse matters the settlement of Little Wyrley lies within the parish of Norton Canes, a nearby village....
, Kinver
Kinver

Kinver is a large village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England. It is in the far south-west of the county, at the end of the narrow finger of land surrounded by the counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands ....
, Landywood
Landywood

Landywood is a village in Staffordshire, England. Together with Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay it forms a community with a combined population of almost 20,000....
, Penkridge
Penkridge

Penkridge is a market town in Staffordshire, England with a population of 7,836 . However Penkridge's status as a town is relatively new. Many locals will still refer to it as a village....
, Perton
Perton

Perton is a Civil Parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, situated to the west of Wolverhampton, West Midlands , and to the south of Codsall....
 and Wombourne
Wombourne

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

Essington is a village and civil parish near Wolverhampton in South Staffordshire, England. It is considered by the Office for National Statistics to be part of the Walsall Urban Sub-Area of the West Midlands conurbation....
, Featherstone
Featherstone, Staffordshire

Featherstone is a small village on the border between Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire, England. Originally a mining community, the main pit Hilton Main closed in 1969....
, Lower Penn
Lower Penn

Lower Penn is a village in South Staffordshire, situated to the south-west of Wolverhampton, West Midlands .The Parish covers the area of the historic Parish of Penn, West Midlands that is not now covered by the city of Wolverhampton and thus covers a wider area than that immediately surrounding the village....
, Pattingham
Pattingham

Pattingham is a village in South Staffordshire, close to the border with Shropshire. The village is seven miles to the west of Wolverhampton and seven and a half miles east of Bridgnorth....
, Seisdon
Seisdon

Seisdon is a rural village in the county of Staffordshire approximately six miles west of Wolverhampton....
, Trysull
Trysull

Trysull is a village situated in Staffordshire, England. It is situated within the South Staffordshire District, having been part of Seisdon Rural District until 1974....
 and Coven.

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

Woods in the area include bunkers tree wood.