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Stoke-on-Trent (often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of 36 square miles (93 km2). In 2019, the city had an estimated population of 256,375.[9] It is the largest settlement in Staffordshire.
Stoke is polycentric, having been formed by the federation of six towns in 1910. It took its name from Stoke-upon-Trent where the main centre of government and the principal railway station in the district were located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre. The other four towns are Burslem, Tunstall, Longton, and Fenton.
Stoke-on-Trent is the home of the pottery industry in England and is commonly known as the Potteries, with the local residents known as Potters. Formerly a primarily industrial conurbation, it is now a centre for service industries and distribution centres.
Known as the 'Queen of the Staffordshire Moorlands', Leek is a former textile town with a long and fascinating history.
Clustered around a stone-cobbled market square, its well-preserved architecture and historical links with the Napoleonic Wars and the Arts and Crafts movement make it a popular destination for an interesting town walk.
Highlights include buildings associated with writer, artist and designer William Morris, who came to Leek to study dyeing and printing techniques in the 1870s, plus stained glass designed by Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones in the Parish Church of St Edward the Confessor.
Close by is the area known as 'Petty France', where former French prisoners of war brought to the town in the early 19th century lived and were later buried in the parish graveyard.
The unspoilt town centre offers a refreshing alternative to from modern shopping malls and has a wealth of independent shops, including former silk mills housing antique and reproduction pine centres, as well as traditional and contemporary furnishings.
Delicious local produce can be found in abundance at traditional butchers, bakers, greengrocers, delicatessens and cafes. Leek is also home to speciality producers of condiments, confectionery, preserves, wine, whisky, craft beers and the traditional Staffordshire oatcake.
Traditional markets abound, both indoors in the beautifully restored Victorian Butter Market and outdoors in the Market Place, offering everything from general goods, antiques and collectables to fine foods and special 'Totally Locally' Sunday markets. And when it comes to wining and dining, you can choose from a tempting selection of cafés, real ale pubs and restaurants.
Further afield, you'll find the unique, tooth-like rock formations of The Roaches, Rudyard Lake with its picturesque setting and narrow gauge railway and Tittesworth Water, a popular and accessible attraction for visitors of all ages. Or catch up on industrial history at Brindley's Mill and Cheddleton Flint Mill.
Several time Gold Award and overall winner of the Britain In Bloom Large Town Category in the RHS Heart of England in Bloom Awards, from spring right through to Autumn Biddulph is awash with colour and is known as the Garden Town of Staffordshire. There are award winning floral displays, a country park and the National Trust’s Biddulph Grange Garden.
Originally Biddulph was a mining town and has much history linked to the area. The town is made up of seven small settlements – Biddulph, Gillow Heath, Knypersley, Biddulph Moor, Bradley Green, Brown Lees and Biddulph Park.
There are shops, cafes and pubs to enjoy as well as special events such as the annual month long Biddulph Festival in July, a regular Twilight Market and a free open to all cinema screening (also suitable for people living with dementia)
Biddulph is twinned with Fusignano; a small town situated close to the Adriatic coast of North East Italy, in the province of Ravenna, Italy
The National Cycle Route 55 forms a traffic – free route through the beautiful Biddulph countryside from Stoke-On-Trent in the south to Cheshire in the north, with views to the east of the moors of the Peak District and Congleton Edge, Mow Cop and the end of the Pennines to the west. There are numerous self-guided walks available to show you the real beauty of the area Notably Mow Cop, Greenway Bank, Knypersley Reservoir, Biddulph Grange and Biddulph Grange Country park with its café and workshop.
Uttoxeter is a friendly market town in Staffordshire, close to the Peak District and the scenic River Dove.
Famous former residents include Admiral Allan Gardner, later Lord Gardner of Uttoxeter; dictionary compiler Samuel Johnson and Mr. J.C.Bamford CBE who gave his initials to JCB excavators.
The town predates the Domesday Book where the town is listed as Wotocheshede, which translates roughly as “Wot’s Homestead on the Heath”.
The settlement was probably established around 600AD, on a crossing over the River Dove, but the town is sufficiently elevated to avoid flooding.
The well-watered meadows bordering the river were ideal for agriculture.
Owned by the Earls of Mercia, the town was passed to Henry de Ferrers after the Norman Conquest, in recognition for his support of William I.
Henry’s son became Earl of Derby and by 1252 the town had a market and a town charter.
The market enabled the town to prosper and by the 17th century it was one of the important centres in the county.
During the Civil War Uttoxeter was occupied by Royalist troops but damage was limited to prisoners ripping up the church floorboards and using them for firewood!
Agriculture, Bamford’s Agricultural Farm Machinery Works (which later founded JCB Excavators) and Elkes Biscuit Factory (now Fox’s) kept locals fully employed.
Local industry was further boosted by the building of the Cauldon Canal branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal in 1811 and later by the three railway lines.