City of Stoke-on-Trent – UKG23

EU regions: United Kingdom > West Midlands > Shropshire and Staffordshire > City of Stoke-on-Trent

Indicator	Period	Value

wikidata Q21891722 City of Stoke-on-Trent slovensky: UKG23

Demographics

Indicator	Period	Value
Demographics
number of inhabitants	2019	256 127
population density	2018	2751
old-age dependency ratio	2019	26.9

From Wikipedia :

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). Together with the neighbouring boroughs of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands, it is part of North Staffordshire. In 2016, the city had a population of 261,302.

Stoke is polycentric, having been formed by the federation of six towns in 1910. It took its name from 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 are Burslem, Tunstall, Longton, and Fenton.

Stoke-on-Trent is the known for its strong role in the pottery industry and earthenware, being referred to as the „pottery capital of the world“. The city is home to the development of the pottery industry in England and is area surrounding the city is commonly known as the Potteries, with the local residents known as Potters. Formerly a primarily industrial conurbation, it is now a centre for service industries and distribution centres.

History

Toponymy and etymology

The name Stoke is taken from the town of Stoke-upon-Trent, the original ancient parish with other settlements being chapelries.

Other: Shropshire and Staffordshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, City of Stoke-on-Trent

Neighbours: Staffordshire

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: EU regions - City of Stoke-on-Trent – UKG23, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​en/projects/eu-regions/UKG23

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