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A small historical reference
Geography: Stoke-on-Trent - is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of 36 square miles (93 km2).
Date of foundation: 1910
History: Stoke-on-Trent formed in 1910 from 6 cities (Stoke-on-Trent, Hanley, Tunstall, Burslem, Longton and Fenton) and many villages. It took its name from Stoke-upon-Trent, where the town hall and the railway station are located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre.
Stoke-on-Trent is the home of the pottery industry in England and is commonly known as the Potteries. Formerly a primarily industrial conurbation, it is now a centre for service industries and distribution centres.
Population: 251 027
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