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Staffordshire
[ staf-erd-sheer, -sher ]
noun
- a county in central England. 1,154 sq. mi. (2,715 sq. km). : Stafford.
Staffordshire
/ -ʃə; ˈstæfədˌʃɪə /
noun
- a county of central England: lowlands in the east and south rise to the Pennine uplands in the north; important in the history of industry, coal and iron having been worked at least as early as the 13th century. In 1974 the industrial area in the S passed to the new county of West Midlands; Stoke-on-Trent became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Stafford. Pop (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 811 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Stoke-on-Trent): 2624 sq km (1013 sq miles)
Example Sentences
South Wales Police said the three Staffordshire bull terriers involved in the attack on 30 March had been destroyed, but no arrests had been made.
John McDonald, 51, from Bloxwich, Walsall, who has also been charged with assault by beating, Johnny McDonald, 22, of Dudley, and Brett Delaney, 34, from Darlaston, Walsall, appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Monday.
Her husband has described how he "watched in helpless horror" as his wife was killed at the club on Blake Street in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
John McDonald, 51, of Bloxwich, Johnny McDonald, 22, of Dudley and Brett Delaney, 34, of Darlaston, Walsall, were charged and were due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre later.
Three other men who were arrested in connection with the investigation have been bailed with conditions, Staffordshire Police said.
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