Potteries

American  

[pot-uh-reez] / ˈpɒt ə riz /

noun

1. the, a district in central England famous for the manufacture of pottery and china. The towns comprising this district were combined in 1910 to form Stoke-on-Trent.

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Potteries British  

/ ˈpɒtərɪz /

plural noun

1. (sometimes functioning as singular) a region of W central England, in Staffordshire, in which the china and earthenware industries are concentrated

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Example Sentences

The play is set in the Potteries and explores the lives of a group of female pottery workers determined to protect their cherished "Curl Friday" factory tradition.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

In 1928, May Rindge began building a great family mansion, Laudamus Hill, with lavish appointments like carved mahogany doors and tile from her own Malibu Potteries.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

Other infrastructure has been scavenged from factories across the country once operated by companies including Hartstone Pottery, Haeger Potteries and Lenox.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Mr Lewis was among those given a preview of a restored Spitfire when it went back on show at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in September 2021.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2022

There was a lot of tea-drinking, I admit, but no doubt this beverage plays a strong part in the social life of the Potteries.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various