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Also known as Mother Town

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.

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)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Population
6940
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Image
Burslem.JPG
Dialing code
01782
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OS grid reference
SJ875495
postal code
ST5
Commons category
Burslem
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