One of the Six Towns of Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, England
Federated town and district in England
Burslem
The Mother Town of the Potteries
Federated town and district
Top: Burslem St John's Church
Upper: The George Hotel and the Cross at Sneyd Hill Park
Lower: Town Centre with the Old Town Hall and Burslem Park Bandstand
Bottom: Festival Park and Queens Theatre
Population
6,940 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid reference
SJ875495
Unitary authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Ceremonial county
Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Districts of the town
List
Cobridge (Part)
Longport
Middleport
Norton le Moors
Smallthorne
Post town
STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode district
ST6
Dialling code
01782
Police
Staffordshire
Fire
Staffordshire
Ambulance
West Midlands
UK Parliament
Stoke-on-Trent North
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
Burslem (/ˈbɜːrzləm/BURZ-ləm) is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent form part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is often referred to as the "mother town" of Stoke on Trent. [2][3] The population of the town was included under the Burslem Central ward and had a population of 6,490 in the 2021 Census.
^"Burslem Central (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^"Our History | Burslem.info". burslem.info. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^Elliott, Louise (22 January 2021). "Burslem in pictures: 21 stunning images of the Mother Town". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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