The Potteries Urban Area

The Potteries Urban Area

The Potteries Urban Area is a conurbation in North Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England.

It includes the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and the towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Kidsgrove.

The area has a population of 362,403 (2001 census), with Stoke-on-Trent making up over 250,000 of this population, and is so-called due to its fame for pottery manufacture ever since the industrial revolution.

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