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Where in England is Stoke?
The city partnership with the Middle English city has existed since 1989
Stoke-on-Trent is located in the county of Staffordshire in central England between the major urban centers Birmingham in the south and Manchester in the north; London is 280 km, Erlangen, as the crow flies, about 1,300 km away.
Stoke-on-Trent was created in 1910 by the merger of the six municipalities of Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall as part of an administrative reform and currently has a population of 254,000. The former individual communes have retained their independent character to this day, which contributes to the charm of urban life in Stoke-on-Trent.
Since the 18th century. Stoke is famous for its porcelain and earthenware manufactories, which made the region known under the name “The Pottery”. Companies such as Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Spode, Portmeirion or Ansley have spread the fine porcelain from the English city all over the world and still shape the activities in Stoke-on-Trent in an unmistakable way.
Is Stoke-on-Trent Midlands or north?
Is Stoke-on-Trent part of Birmingham?
What area of England is Stoke-on-Trent in?
