The Potteries or Stoke is a well-recognised name for the area in Staffordshire, England which includes the city of Stoke-on-Trent and its surrounding towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kidsgrove. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Newcastle-under-Lyme is a busy market town in Staffordshire, England, not to be confused with the larger city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. ... Map sources for Kidsgrove at grid reference SJ8354 Kidsgrove is a town in the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, in Staffordshire, England, near the border with Cheshire. ...

The area forms a conurbation with a population of 362,403 (2001 census), of which 259,252 live in Stoke-on-Trent, 74,427 live in Newcastle-under-Lyne and 28,724 live in Kidsgrove. Stoke itself is a federation of six towns, Hanley, Burslem, Longton, Stoke-upon-Trent, Tunstall and Fenton. Several other places in the area were once independent urban districts, such as Audley, Smallthorne, and Wolstanton. A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities or towns which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ... Map sources for Hanley at grid reference SJ8847 Disambiguation: Hanley may refer to Hanley, Canada. ... The town of Burslem known as the Mother Town is one of those that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the county of Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England. ... Longton, located in the United Kingdom, is one of the six towns that joined together to form Stoke-on-Trent in 1910. ... The city of Stoke-on-Trent (also known as The Six Towns and The Potteries) is a city in The Midlands, United Kingdom. ... Tunstall is an area in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. ... Fenton is one of the eponymous Six Towns of Stoke-on-Trent, situated in the south-east of the city. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Audley may mean: Baron Audley, a title in the Peerage of England Audley End House, a country house just outside Saffron Walden, Essex, England. ... Smallthorne is an area in the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. ...

The Potteries is so named because the area was traditionally the home of a major pottery and ceramics industry, with famous names such as Wedgwood and Royal Doulton being based in the area. However, the industry has dramatically declined in recent years. Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Ceramics can refer to: Ceramic, a type of material Ceramics (art), a fine art. ... This article is about the eldest Josiah Wedgwood. ... The Royal Doulton Company is a quintessentially English name in tableware and collectables with a pedigree dating back to 1815. ...

Stoke-on-Trent is administered as a unitary authority, whereas both Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kidsgrove are part of the Borough of Newcastle-Under-Lyme. A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. ...