<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.stoke.gov.uk </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 km). Together with the neighbouring boroughs of Newcastle - under - Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands, it is part of North Staffordshire . In 2016, the city had a population of 261,302 . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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