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.

Burslem
Church of St John the Baptist, Burslem
Population	11,314 (2011 census)
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
List of places UK England Staffordshire

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.

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

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  Wedgwood Institute

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  Back-to-back housing in Burslem

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  The Queens Theatre

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  Vale Park

Burslem Media

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  Church of St John the Baptist, Burslem

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  Disused bottle ovens of Acme Marls on Bourne's Bank, Burslem with St. John's Church, Woodbank Street, in the background.(Photographed May 2008)

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  The Old Town Hall, Burslem, built in 1854. Architect: G. T. Robinson.

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  Clayhanger Street, Burslem, by the side of the Wedgwood Institute showing the clock tower of Burslem Town Hall in the background, May 2008

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  Bandstand in Burslem Park, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Cast iron, erected in 2008.

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