Staffordshire Moorlands
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| Staffordshire Moorlands District | |
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 Shown within Staffordshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Staffordshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 86th 575.85 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Leek |
| ONS code: | 41UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 236th 94,600 164 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council http://www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | RA / Liberal Democrats / Independent |
| MPs: | Charlotte Atkins, William Cash, Joan Walley |
Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, is based in Leek and is located between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the Peak District National Park.
Principal industries are agriculture, fashion and tourism. The area's three towns are Leek, Cheadle, and Biddulph. Visitor attractions include the National Trust property Biddulph Grange, the theme-park Alton Towers, and the annual Leek Arts Festival. There are also a variety of outdoor pursuits such as rock climbing (The Roaches), sailing (Rudyard Lake) and cycling (Waterhouses).
The terrain is, as is suggested by the regional name, mostly moorland with forests and lakes stretching out across the vast plains. Some of the higher moorland has been largely abandoned for farming. In the Roaches (a series of gritstone outcrops within the Peak Park) several Wallabies roamed free for many years.[1] One of the highest points in the Staffordshire Moorlands is the Roaches which rises to 505m (1656 ft.).
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the urban districts of Biddulph and Leek, along with Cheadle Rural District and Leek Rural District.
[edit] Energy policy
In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas [2] showed that housing in Staffordshire Moorlands produced the 11th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,192 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.
- See also: Energy efficiency in British housing.
[edit] Twinnings
Staffordshire Moorlands has "sister city" agreements with the following cities:
| Unitary authorities: | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Cannock Chase • East Staffordshire • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • South Staffordshire • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Tamworth |
| Cities/Towns: | Biddulph • Burntwood • Burton upon Trent • Cannock • Cheadle • Eccleshall • Hednesford • Kidsgrove • Leek • Lichfield • Newcastle-under-Lyme • Penkridge • Rugeley • Stafford • Stoke-on-Trent Burslem • Fenton • Hanley • Longton • Stoke • Tunstall • Stone • Tamworth • Uttoxeter See also: List of civil parishes in Staffordshire |
Birmingham • Bridgnorth • Bromsgrove • Cannock Chase • Coventry • Dudley • East Staffordshire • Herefordshire • Lichfield • Malvern Hills • Newcastle-under-Lyme • North Shropshire • North Warwickshire • Nuneaton and Bedworth • Oswestry • Redditch • Rugby • Sandwell • Shrewsbury and Atcham • Solihull • South Shropshire • South Staffordshire • Stafford • Staffordshire Moorlands • Stoke-on-Trent • Stratford-on-Avon • Tamworth • Telford and Wrekin • Walsall • Warwick • Wolverhampton • Worcester • Wychavon • Wyre Forest
Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire
