<Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer (DST) </Th> <Td> British Summer Time (UTC + 1) </Td> </Tr> <P> Staffordshire (/ ˈstæfərdʃɪər, - ʃər /; 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 . </P> <P> The largest city in Staffordshire is Stoke - on - Trent, which is administered separately from the rest of the county as an independent unitary authority . Lichfield also has city status, although this is a considerably smaller cathedral city . Major towns include Stafford (the county town), Burton upon Trent, Cannock, Newcastle - under - Lyme, Leek, and Tamworth . Smaller towns include Stone, Uttoxeter, Rugeley, Eccleshall, Penkridge and large villages Wombourne, Kinver, Tutbury and Stretton . Cannock Chase AONB is within the county as well as parts of the National Forest and the Peak District national park . </P>

Which english county is directly north of staffordshire