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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Potteries

Yuri Kawakami-Shotton runs Peak and Pottery Tours at the city's Spode Museum, showcasing the region and the Potteries to overseas visitors from Japan.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

Known as the Potteries, the city is made of six towns strung together by a network of busy A-roads and a shared industrial heritage.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2023

Wedgwoods: being a Life of Josiah Wedgwood; with Notices of his Works and their Productions, memoirs of the Wedgwood and other families, and a history of the Early Potteries of Staffordshire.

From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 2 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various