Burslem
Burslem is one of the towns that is part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. The 2011 census revealed the ward had a population of 11,314 people.
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 Church of St John the Baptist, Burslem |
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| Population | 11,314 (2011 census) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ875495 |
| Unitary authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Ceremonial county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Postcode district | ST6 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Stoke-on-Trent North |
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Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent are the other towns that make up the city.
It is a very old town. The Domesday Book shows Burslem (then known as Bacardeslim) as a small farming hamlet. Even as far back as the late 12th century, there was a pottery industry in the town.[1]
The Trent & Mersey Canal flows through the west and south of the town centre. It was used as the main way pottery was moved from the factories. Heavy goods are most economically transported by water.
The football club Port Vale F.C. is based in the town. It plays home games at Vale Park. Professional darts player Phil Taylor is from Burslem.
Gallery
Wedgwood Institute
Back-to-back housing in Burslem
The Queens Theatre
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Burslem Media
Church of St John the Baptist, Burslem
Disused bottle ovens of Acme Marls on Bourne's Bank, Burslem with St. John's Church, Woodbank Street, in the background.(Photographed May 2008)
Leopard Inn, number 21 Market Place, Burslem A listed building. Late 18C, refronted in 1830, Stucco with plain tile roof, 3 storeys*Burslem's Leopard held in 1765 the first meeting between Josiah Wedgwood and Thomas Bentley, Erasmus Darwin and the engineer James Brindley which culminated in the cutting of the Trent and Mersey Canal.
The Old Town Hall, Burslem, built in 1854. Architect: G. T. Robinson.
Clayhanger Street, Burslem, by the side of the Wedgwood Institute showing the clock tower of Burslem Town Hall in the background, May 2008
Bandstand in Burslem Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Cast iron, erected in 2008.
References
- ↑ "Our History | Burslem.info". burslem.info. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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