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

It was the latest blow to the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent, a city affectionately known as The Potteries.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

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

As a young man Mr Baldwin, who has learning difficulties, had an unskilled job in the Staffordshire Potteries.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2022

These, which in a few years are likely to be amalgamated in a single town, form the district called the Potteries, containing already a population of 170,000 inhabitants engaged in the ceramic and iron trade.

From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.