Stoke-on-Trent
Also known as Stoke, The Potteries
Stoke-on-Trent, often known as Stoke, is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It had an estimated population of 259,965 in 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire and one of the largest cities of the Midlands. Stoke is surrounded by the towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Alsager, Kidsgrove and Biddulph, which form a conurbation around the city.
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Stoke-on-Trent is a city and unitary authority in Staffordshire, England, with a population of approximately 260,000 people as of 2022, making it the largest settlement in the county and one of the major cities in the Midlands region. The city sits at the center of a wider conurbation that includes the surrounding towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Alsager, Kidsgrove, and Biddulph.
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Place details
- Locality
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 258,366
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67 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy and etymology
- Administration
- Industry
- Pottery
- Coal mining
- Steel
- Other
- Geography
- Location
- The Five Towns conurbation
- Suburbs
- Climate
- Green belt
- Demography
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Points of interest
- Economy
- Governance
- Mayoral system
- Council Leader and Cabinet system
- Councillor representation
- Members of Parliament
- Public services
- Religion
- Transport
- Roads
- Railway
- Buses
- Canals
- Cycling
- Education
- Higher education
- Secondary education
- Potters' Holidays
- Sport
- Football
- Other sports teams
- Individual sportspeople
- Architecture, art, culture and science
- Architecture
- Art
- Visual art
- Public art
- Theatre and Performing Arts
- Culture
- Cinema
- Literature
- Young Poet Laureate
- Entertainers
- Music
- Food
- Stoke Pride
- Science
- Media
- Newspaper
- Radio
- Television
- Dialect
- International relations
- Freedom of the City
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
- Local media
Stoke-on-Trent, often known as Stoke, is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. It had an estimated population of 259,965 in 2022, making it the largest settlement in Staffordshire and one of the largest cities of the Midlands. Stoke is surrounded by the towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Alsager, Kidsgrove and Biddulph, which form a conurbation around the city.
The city is polycentric, formed from the federation of six towns in 1910. It took its name from the town of Stoke-upon-Trent, where the main centre of government and the principal railway station in the district were located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre. The other four towns which form the city are Burslem, Tunstall, Longton and Fenton.
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