South Staffordshire

South Staffordshire District
South Staffordshire
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Penkridge
South Staffordshire shown within Staffordshire
South Staffordshire shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
Non-metropolitan countyStaffordshire
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQCodsall
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodySouth Staffordshire District Council
 • MPsGavin Williamson
Theodora Clarke
Area
 • Total
157.3 sq mi (407.3 km2)
 • Rank86th (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
111,527
 • Rank217th (of 296)
 • Density710/sq mi (270/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code41UF (ONS)
E07000196 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSJ8701803171

South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in Codsall. Other notable settlements include Brewood, Cheslyn Hay, Coven, Essington, Featherstone, Four Ashes, Great Wyrley, Huntington, Kinver, Landywood, Penkridge, Perton, Wedges Mills, Weston-under-Lizard and Wombourne. The district covers a largely rural area lying immediately to the west and north-west of the West Midlands conurbation.

The neighbouring districts are Stafford, Cannock Chase, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Bromsgrove, Wyre Forest, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – South Staffordshire Local Authority (E07000196)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.