Stoke-on-Trent
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Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, is known as “The Potteries,” reflecting its world-famous ceramics industry. The city is made up of several towns including Hanley, Burslem, and Longton, each with its own identity. Attractions include the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Gladstone Pottery Museum, and canals lined with historic pottery works. The Trent and Mersey Canal runs through, while green spaces like Trentham Gardens and nearby moorland of the Staffordshire Moorlands add natural beauty. The district’s landscape is a mix of industrial heritage, waterways, and surrounding countryside.
The local government for this district is: Stoke-on-Trent City Council (Unitary Authority).
Constituencies in Stoke-on-Trent
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Wards in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent is divided into 34 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abbey Hulton
- Baddeley, Milton & Norton
- Basford & Hartshill
- Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend
- Birches Head & Northwood
- Blurton
- Boothen
- Bradeley & Chell Heath
- Bucknall & Eaton Park
- Burslem
- Burslem Park
- Dresden & Florence
- Etruria & Hanley
- Fenton East
- Fenton West & Mount Pleasant
- Ford Green & Smallthorne
- Goldenhill & Sandyford
- Great Chell & Packmoor
- Hanford, Newstead & Trentham
- Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
- Hartshill Park & Stoke
- Hollybush
- Lightwood North & Normacot
- Little Chell & Stanfield
- Longton & Meir Hay South
- Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney
- Meir North
- Meir Park
- Meir South
- Moorcroft & Sneyd Green
- Penkhull & Springfields
- Sandford Hill
- Trent Vale & Oak Hill
- Tunstall
Stoke-on-Trent in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Stoke-on-Trent is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) West Midlands
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Shropshire and Staffordshire
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Stoke-on-Trent
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.