Staffordshire Moorlands

Staffordshire Moorlands District
Non-metropolitan district
Tittesworth reservoir in the Staffordshire Moorlands
Staffordshire Moorlands shown within Staffordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	West Midlands
Non-metropolitan county	Staffordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Leek
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
• MPs	Karen Bradley Bill Cash
Area
• Total	222.4 sq mi (575.9 km2)
• Rank	67th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	95,899
• Rank	252nd (of 296)
• Density	430/sq mi (170/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 98% White 0.9% Mixed 0.7% Asian 0.2% Black 0.2% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 59.3% Christianity 33.9% no religion 0.3% Islam 0.1% Hinduism 0.1% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism 0.2% Buddhism 0.4% other 5.7% not stated
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	41UH (ONS) E07000198 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SJ9821356633

Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in Leek, the district's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Biddulph and Cheadle, along with a large rural area containing many villages. North-eastern parts of the district lie within the Peak District National Park.

The area's principal industries are agriculture, fashion and tourism. Visitor attractions include the National Trust property Biddulph Grange, the Churnet Valley Railway, the UK's largest theme park Alton Towers Resort, and the annual Leek Arts Festival.^[2] There are also a variety of outdoor pursuits such as rock climbing (The Roaches), sailing (Rudyard Lake) and cycling (Waterhouses).

The neighbouring districts are East Staffordshire, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cheshire East, High Peak and Derbyshire Dales.