Belcher and Related Surnames
The shire based on Stafford. The name Stafford is derived from Old English stæth + ford meaning ford by a landing place. It was referred to in the mid-11th century as Stæfford
Also known as the Black Country
The Black Country is the industrial area of south east Staffordshire north east Worcestershire north west Warwickshire, and south Shropshire. It is centred on the town of Dudley, and gained its name from the results of the massive atmospheric pollution produced by local metal-working industries, especially in the 19th century. Buildings and trees (where any survived) were black with soot, the stars were never visible in the sky, any washing hung outside was black with freshly deposited soot long before it was dry, and life expectancy was unsurprisingly short. County boundaries in the area always have been complex and subject to many changes.
Staffordshire is a medium sized county in the north-west Midlands, the historical county having an area of 1,158 square miles, making it the 18th biggest in England
Staffordshire was a part of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia, and was home to its capital in Tamworth. Mercia was the dominant Saxon kingdom in England south of the Humber from the early 670s to about 825, reaching the peak of its power under its best known king, Offa. It was later eclipsed by Wessex and finally destroyed by the Danes in the early 790s. During the period of the Danelaw in northern and eastern England, the former Mercia was a part of Wessex-controlled England
Kingswinford
Rowley Regis
Blackheath
Sedgley
Upper Gornal
Lower Gornal
Dudley
Tipton
Leek
A List of Parishes and Towns
Staffordshire Belcher Research
Bartlett
Belson
550 Potter Surnames Were found in Staffordshire, too many for us to copy.
