The Little Book of Staffordshire

Did you know?

• A gravestone in the churchyard of St Edwards at Leek suggests that the deceased died at the ripe old age of 438!

• The ashes of Hanley-born Sir Stanley Matthews are buried beneath the centre circle at Stoke’s Britannia Stadium.

• The sun sets twice in Leek each summer solstice.

• Sarah Westwood from Lichfield was the last woman to be executed at Stafford Gaol, in 1844.

The Little Book of Staffordshire is a compendium of fascinating information about the county, past and present. It ...