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Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. It lies in the north of the West Midlands region, between Wolverhampton and Stoke-on-Trent. The population of Stafford in 1991 was 60,915, the surrounding borough has a population of about 120,000. It is home to a campus of Staffordshire University.

The town boasts a castle, a top-ranking house and a handful of historical and media notables.

1 History

Stafford means ford by a landing place. The original settlement was on an island in the middle of the marshes of the River Sow , a tributary of the Trent. There is still a large area of marshland adjacent to the town centre, which in both 1947 and 2000 saw floods. In the year 913Events The city of Kassel in Germany was first mentioned. Lando succeeds Anastasius III as pope Accession of Hou Liang Mo Di of the Later Liang dynasty, one of the five short-lived would-be dynasties during the Chinese era of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdo Stafford was fortifiedPhotographed by Andy Carvin, October 2003. 1750 situation, Groningen (province), Netherlands Fortifications are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. They have been used for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex de by EthelfledaMercian monarchs Ethelfleda (alternative spelling, "Aethelfled") was the eldest child of King Alfred the Great and his wife, Ealhswith. She was born around AD 869. She married the ealdorman or earl of Mercia in about 886, and had one daughter, Aelfwynn., daughter of Alfred the GreatAlfred ( 849? 26 October, 899) (sometimes spelt lfred was king of England from 871 to 899, though at no time did he rule over the whole of the land. Alfred is famous for his defence of the kingdom against the Danes ( Vikings), and gained the epithet "the, to keep out the Danes. Stafford CastleStafford Castle is a building near the town of Stafford in England. It was originally built in 1100 AD by the Normans to control the still hostile and rebellious native community after their invasion in 1066. It was originally a timber fortification upon was built on a nearby hilltop late in the 11th century10th century 11th century 12th century other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. Events 1000 (cca), Vikings, led by Leif Eirikson, establish small settlements at and aro. It has been rebuilt twice since but now only 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended ruins remain atop the impressive earthworks. In the main shopping street, Greengate Street, lies the Elizabethan Ancient High House , the largest timber-framed town house in England. Night-time illumination creates a landmark for motorists on the M6 motorway, below.