Staffordshire Moorlands
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| Staffordshire Moorlands District | |
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 Shown within Staffordshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Staffordshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 86th 575.85 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Leek |
| ONS code: | 41UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 234th 94,536 164 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
| Missing image Arms-staff-moor.jpg Arms of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Staffordshire Moorlands District Council http://www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Residents + Liberal Democrats + Independent |
| MPs: | Charlotte Atkins, William Cash, Joan Walley |
Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, is based in Leek and is located between the city of Stoke-on-Trent and the Peak District National Park.
Principal industries are agriculture and tourism. The area's three towns are Leek, Cheadle, and Biddulph. Visitor attractions include the National Trust property Biddulph Grange, the theme-park Alton Towers, and the annual Leek Arts Festival (http://www.leekartsfestival.org/). There are also a variety of outdoor persuits such as rock climbing (The Roaches), sailing (Rudyard Lake) and cycling (Waterhouses).
The Terrain is, as is suggested by the regional name, mostly moorland with fantastic forests and lakes stretching out across the vast plains. In the Roaches (a local series of small mountains) Wallabies roam free and the area was once home to Doug "Lord of the Roaches" Miller, who currently dedicates much of his time to writing diatribal tirades into Leekension newspapers.
| Districts of England - West Midlands | 
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Birmingham | Bridgnorth | Bromsgrove | Cannock Chase | Coventry | Dudley | East Staffordshire | Herefordshire | Lichfield | Malvern Hills | Newcastle-under-Lyme | North Shropshire | North Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Oswestry | Redditch | Rugby | Sandwell | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Solihull | South Shropshire | South Staffordshire | Stafford | Staffordshire Moorlands | Stoke-on-Trent | Stratford-on-Avon | Tamworth | Telford and Wrekin | Walsall | Warwick | Wolverhampton | Worcester | Wychavon | Wyre Forest | |
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Administrative Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire |