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POTTERIES (The), a tract of about 8 miles by 2½ in the N of Stafford; famous for the manufacture of earthenware and porcelain; and containing Burslem, Hanley, Hilton, Lane-End, Longport, Longton, Tunstal, and other towns and villages.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a tract" (ADL Feature Type: "locations") |
| Administrative units: | Staffordshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | POTTERIES | POTTERIES THE | THE POTTERIES |
| Place: | Potteries |
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