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Potteries, The, dist., in N. of Staffordshire, comprising Burslem, Hanley, Longton, Newcastle under Lyme, Stoke upon Trent, Tunstall, &c.; is about 8 miles in length and 3 in breadth, and is the chief seat of the earthenware mfr. in England, a large proportion of the population being engaged in this industry. Coal, marl, and potter's clay are worked.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | POTTERIES | POTTERIES THE | THE POTTERIES |
| Place: | Potteries |
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