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

Yellow by Keep It Local has shops in Stoke's Potteries Centre, and Warrington, Cheshire, and stock items from small businesses - with the majority of the money going back to them.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

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

The Natcha-Kee-Tawaras were due in the third week in January, arriving from the Potteries on the Sunday evening.

From The Lost Girl by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)