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Staffordshire Day – 1st May

Saturday 1st May 2021 is Staffordshire Day –  the anniversary of the founding of Josiah Wedgewood and Sons. We present our portrait of the county. Staffordshire is an inland county in the English Midlands. The county provides great contrasts, from the wild moorlands of the … Continue reading

Huntingdonshire Day – 25th April

Sunday April 25th 2021 is Huntingdonshire Day. In celebration we present our portrait of the county. A map of the county can be found at: http://www.gazetteer.org.uk/map/#Huntingdonshire/centre=52.372,-0.224/zoom=11 Huntingdonshire is an inland county between the Midlands and East Anglia. One of the smallest of the counties, Huntingdonshire … Continue reading

Warwickshire Day – 23rd April

Warwickshire has previously had no generally recognised county day, despite there being so much about the county to celebrate. It’s time this omission was rectified. Surely 23rd April is the only candidate, it being the date recognised as the birthday (in 1564) of William Shakespeare, … Continue reading

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