Staffordshire Moorlands

Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, within the West Midlands region of England. The council is based in Leek, and the district includes Cheadle, Biddulph and a network of villages and farms across upland and lowland terrain. Much of the area sits at the southern edge of the Peak District National Park, and land use ranges from pasture and arable fields to patches of heath and conifer plantation. Transport links include local A-roads and rail connections into Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding county.

Notable features include the Roaches, a gritstone escarpment above Leek that attracts walkers and climbers, and Tittesworth Reservoir, which supplies water and supports birdlife. The Churnet Valley crosses the district and hosts the preserved Churnet Valley Railway alongside former industrial sites tied to 18th- and 19th-century quarrying and milling. Gardens and attractions range from Biddulph Grange to Alton Towers. Market days, stone-built mills and a network of canals and river channels reflect a mix of rural economy and built heritage that shapes settlements and land management across the Moorlands.