The Stoke-on-Trent Built-up Area or The Potteries Urban Area or colloquially, simply "The Potteries" is a conurbation in North Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England.
It includes the City of Stoke-on-Trent, and parts of the boroughs of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands.[1]
The area had a population of 384,000[2] in 2019, a small increase from the 2001 census figure 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 for pottery manufacture ever since the industrial revolution.
| Subdivision[3] | Population (2011 census) |
|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | 270,726 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 75,082 |
| Kidsgrove | 26,293 |
See also
References
- ^ "Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire City Deal" (PDF). Deputy Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "United Kingdom - Built-up areas". citypopulations.de. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas, List of Urban Area Names and Codes
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