| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.6874°N -1.8175°W |
| Map Type: | Staffordshire |
| Official Name: | Stowe |
| Static Image: | Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire - aerial.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Lichfield Cathedral and Stowe/Chadsmead from above |
| Population: | 6,634 |
| Population Ref: | (2021 Census Ward Profile) |
| Shire District: | Lichfield |
| Shire County: | Staffordshire |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Lichfield |
| Civil Parish: | Lichfield |
| Post Town: | Lichfield |
| Postcode District: | WS13 |
| Postcode Area: | WS |
| Dial Code: | 01543 |
| London Distance Mi: | 124 |
| London Direction: | SE |
Stowe is a ward and suburb of Lichfield in the Lichfield District, in the county of Staffordshire, England.[1] [2] It is one of the six wards on Lichfield City Council and as of 2024 is represented by Cllrs Angela Lax (Con), Ann Hughes (Lab), Paul McDermott (Lib Dem), Russell Bragger (Lab) and Scott Hollingsworth (Lib Dem).[3]
Stowe covers the central part of Lichfield including the city centre, Cathedral, and Trent Valley Road which comprises many retail, residential, industrial, and historical areas.[4] [5] [6] Lichfield City and Trent Valley stations are near to Stowe. As well as the A38 and A5192 roads.
Stowe is very well served by the main Lichfield City Centre and many other cultural and heritage sites of interest. These include Lichfield Cathedral, Garrick Theatre, Stowe Pool etc. The ward is also home to the only mosque in Lichfield on St Chad's Road.[7]
At the 2021 census, the population of Stowe's ward profile was 6,634. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
Stowe: 2021 Census[8] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 6,294 | 94.8% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 162 | 2.4% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 129 | 1.9% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 25 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 21 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 5 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 6,634 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Stowe's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Stowe: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 3,710 | 58.6% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 2,465 | 38.9% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 59 | 0.9% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 50 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Other Religion | 22 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 20 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 7 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 6,634 | 100% | |||||||||||