Stafford is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire in England. Located approximately 15 miles south of Stoke-on-Trent, 15 miles north of Wolverhampton, and 24 miles north-west of Birmingham, it serves as a significant settlement in the English Midlands. The town had a population of 71,673 at the 2021 census.
Stafford functions as the administrative center of the larger Borough of Stafford, which encompassed a population of 136,837 in 2021. As a traditional market town, it has served as an important local commercial and administrative hub for the surrounding region.