Stoke-on-Trent built-up area
The Stoke-on-Trent Built-up AreaorThe Potteries Urban Areaorcolloquially,simply "The Potteries"is aconurbationinNorth Staffordshirein theWest Midlands regionofEngland.
It includes theCity of Stoke-on-Trent,and parts of the boroughs ofNewcastle-under-LymeandStaffordshire Moorlands.[1]
The area had a population of 384,000[2]in 2019, a small increase from the2001 censusfigure of 362,403 with Stoke-on-Trent making up over 70% of this population. It is sometimes called The Potteries Urban Area due to the area's fame and economic importance for the manufacture ofStaffordshire pottery,an important element in theIndustrial Revolution,which remained a large industry until the 20th century.
| Subdivision[3] | Population (2011 census) |
|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | 270,726 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 75,082 |
| Kidsgrove | 26,293 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire City Deal"(PDF).Deputy Prime Minister's Office.Retrieved14 August2015.
- ^"United Kingdom - Built-up areas".citypopulations.de.Retrieved21 February2021.
- ^Office for National Statistics: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas, List of Urban Area Names and Codes
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