#StaffordshireDay

Wormella

Wormella

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Staffordshire Day will be a celebration of all that's great about our county, from the stunning scenery of the Peak District, to our fascinating history and heritage, and the adrenaline adventures of our theme parks!

The first one will be some time in 2016, to help celebrate our 1000th birthday, but we need you to help us decide the date!

Here are five important dates in our history, connected to individuals or events which had a global impact. Vote for your favourite before 31st July 2015!

These are the options you can vote on:

1st May Wedgwood Company founded
5th July Staffordshire Hoard discovered
6th Sept King Charles II hid in Royal Oak
18th Sept Dr Samuel Johnson born
27th Sept James Brindley died

You can vote here - http://www.enjoystaffordshire.com/Staffordshire-Day-Vote.aspx
 
Noah

Noah

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12 June 918 Æthelflæd Lady of the Mercians died in Tamworth. She built the burhs in Stafford & Tamworth in 913.

Wikipedia - Already a centre for the delivery of grain tribute during the Early Middle Ages, Stafford was commandeered in July 913 AD by Æthelflæd, Lady of Mercia and daughter of King Alfred the Great, after the death of her father and of her husband, Æthelred, then ealdorman of Mercia in 911, in order to construct a burh there. This new burh was fortified and provided with an industrial area for the centralised production of Roman-style pottery ("Stafford Ware") which was supplied to the chain of West Midlands burhs.
 
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