Stoke-on-Trent
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Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of 36 square miles (93 km2). In 2021, the city had an estimated population of 258,400[10].[8] It is the largest settlement in Staffordshire and is surrounded by the towns of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Alsager, Kidsgrove and Biddulph, which form a conurbation around the city.
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke, Stoke City | |
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Nicknames: "Stoke", "The Potteries", "the city of six towns" | |
Motto: Vis Unita Fortior (united strength is stronger) | |
Coordinates: 53°00′N 2°11′W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | West Midlands |
Ceremonial county | Staffordshire |
County Borough established | 31 March 1910 |
City status | 5 June 1925[1] |
Unitary authority | 1 April 1998 |
Administrative HQ | Stoke-upon-Trent (Civic Centre) |
Government | |
• Type | Unitary authority |
• Body | Stoke-on-Trent City Council |
• Leadership | Leader and cabinet |
• Executive | Labour |
• Leader of the Council | Cllr Jane Ashworth[5] (Labour) |
• MPs | Jo Gideon (C) Jonathan Gullis (C) Jack Brereton (C) |
Area | |
• City | 36 sq mi (93 km2) |
• Urban | 40.1 sq mi (103.9 km2) |
• Rank | 205th |
Highest elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
Lowest elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
Population (2022)[8] | |
• City | 259,965 |
• Rank | 72nd |
• Density | 7,210/sq mi (2,782/km2) |
• Urban | 372,775 (19th) |
• Urban density | 9,290/sq mi (3,588/km2) |
• Metro | 678,000 (17th) |
Demonyms | Stokie Potter (colloq.) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC±0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
Postcode area | |
Dialling code | 01782 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-STE |
Vehicle registration prefix | D |
GSS code | E06000021 |
NUTS 3 code | UKG23 |
Trunk primary routes | A50 A500 A34 |
Major railway stations | Stoke-on-Trent (C1) |
Website | stoke |
The city is polycentric, formed from the federation of six towns in 1910. It took its name from the town of Stoke-upon-Trent where the main centre of government and the principal railway station in the district were located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre. The other four towns which form the city are Burslem, Tunstall, Longton and Fenton.
The home of the pottery industry in England, it is known as The Potteries. It is a centre for service industries and distribution centres. It formerly had a primarily heavy industry sector.