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The Stafford knot, more commonly known as the Staffordshire knot, is a distinctive three-looped knot that is the traditional symbol of the English county of Staffordshire and of its county town, Stafford. It is a particular representation of the simple overhand knot, the most basic knot of all.[1][2]
- ^ "The history of The Stafford Knot". BBC. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Turner, John Christopher (1996). History and Science of Knots. World Scientific. pp. 391–392. ISBN 9789810224691. Retrieved 14 May 2018.