STAFFORDSHIRE

*****Stafford and South Staffordshire*****

The southwest of Staffordshire encompasses many changing landscapes from the busy industrial towns of Stafford and Burotn upon Trent to the peace and quiet of Cannock Chase. Along with the Hednesford Hills the Chase provides a wonderful open area of woodland and moorland that is one of the country's great recreational centres. The southeast of Staffordshire although lying close to the Black Country -the depressing product of the heavy industrialisation of the 18th and 19th centuries - has managed to escape in the main. One legacy of the era and a feature throughout the whole of Staffordshire however is the canal network. Built to link Birmingham with the Trent and Mersey Canal the less well known Coventry Canal and the Birmingham and Faxeley Canal pass though tiny villages and hamelts and the towpaths provide he opportunity to walk in some unexpectedly scenic countryside.

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*****Staffordshire Moorlands*****

On the southern edge of the Peak District the Staffordshire Moorlands within it's undulating pastures of the moorlands along with the fresh air and ancient weather-worn crags make this the ideal place to walk, cycle or trek. It is also an area full of character with charming scattered villages, historic market towns and a wealth of history and many of the farms and buildings date back hundreds of years.