Stoke-on-Trent

Sometimes Stoke-up·on-Trent

[stohk-on-trent, -awn-]

noun

1. a city in N Staffordshire, in central England, on the Trent River: pottery and china.

Stoke-on-Trent

noun

1. a city in central England, in Stoke-on-Trent unitary authority, Staffordshire on the River Trent: a centre of the pottery industry; university (1992). Pop: 259 252 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in central England, in N Staffordshire. Pop: 238 000 (2003 est). Area: 93 sq km (36 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Michaela Hill, prosecuting on behalf of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, said a number of home visits had been carried out.

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Emma Potts, manager of Market Place Cafe in Stoke-on-Trent, says it is "a really difficult balance" for small businesses like hers to accommodate flexible working, part-time hours or maternity cover.

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The two trusts have hospitals in Dudley, Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford.

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Umesh Samani, chairman of the Independent Motor Dealers Association, based in Stoke-on-Trent, which has more than 1,000 members, said most independent dealers were saying they were not currently badly affected.

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Pottery workers in Stoke-on-Trent have been campaigning for more government support recently after three firms - Royal Stafford, Moorcroft and Heraldic Pottery - collapsed this year, citing increased costs.

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