A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Potteries, The, dist., in N. of Staffordshire, comprising Burslem, Hanley, Longton, Newcastle under Lyme, Stoke upon Trent, Tunstall, &c.; is about 8 miles in length and 3 in breadth, and is the chief seat of the earthenware mfr. in England, a large proportion of the population being engaged in this industry. Coal, marl, and potter's clay are worked.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Staffordshire AncC |
| Place names: | POTTERIES | POTTERIES THE | THE POTTERIES |
| Place: | Potteries |
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