which english county is directly north of staffordshire
Staffordshire Staffordshire (/ˈstæfərdʃɪər, -ʃər/;[2] abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England. It adjoins Cheshire to the north west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the south east, West Midlands and Worcestershire to the south, and Shropshire to the west.