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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.


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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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

Lloyd Myatt a financial advisor from Potteries Moneywise runs regular sessions on budgeting.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2022

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

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2022

There were occasional meetings sympathising with the movement, in other places, as at Newport in the following November, and in the Potteries in 1842.

From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Edwards, Eliezer

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