Burslem
Sign in to saveBurslem ( ) is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent form part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is often referred to as the "mother town" of Stoke-on-Trent. The population of the town was included under the Burslem Central ward and had a population of 6,490 in the 2021 Census.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Burslem
- UK place.local_name
- The Mother Town of the Potteries
- UK place.type
- Federated town and district
- UK place.population
- 6,940
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.unitary_england
- Stoke-on-Trent
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Staffordshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- UK place.post_town
- STOKE-ON-TRENT
- UK place.postcode_district
- ST6
- UK place.postcode_area
- ST
- UK place.dial_code
- 01782
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ875495
- UK place.population_demonym
- Boslomite
- UK place.parts_type
- Districts of the town
- UK place.p1
- Cobridge (part)
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Article
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- Topography
- History
- Trade journals
- Population and housing
- Economy
- Media
- Leopard Inn
- Tourism
- Sports
- Education
- The environment
- Parks
- Burslem Park
- Other parks
- Burslem cemetery
- Transport
- Notable people
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
Burslem ( ) is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent form part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is often referred to as the "mother town" of Stoke-on-Trent. The population of the town was included under the Burslem Central ward and had a population of 6,490 in the 2021 Census.
==Topography== Burslem is on the eastern ridge of the Fowlea Valley, the Fowlea being one of the main early tributaries of the River Trent. Burslem embraces the areas of Middleport, Dalehall, Longport, Westport, Trubshaw Cross, and Brownhills. The Trent & Mersey Canal cuts through, to the west and south of the town centre. A little further west, the West Coast Main Line railway and the A500 road run in parallel, forming a distinct boundary between Burslem and the abutting town of Newcastle-under-Lyme. To the south is Grange Park and Festival Park, reclaimed by the Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival.