Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: The West Midlands is a landlocked county that borders the counties of Warwickshire to the east , Worcestershire to the south , and Staffordshire to the north and west .
Simplified: The West Midlands borders the counties of Warwickshire to the east , Worcestershire to the south , and Staffordshire to the north .