Burslem, or as it is more affectionately known – the Mother Town of the Potteries ... Moving onward two centuries and although the pottery and mining industries which made Stoke-on-Trent ...

Poole Pottery and more. And Burslem is still known for its excellent nightlife. Stoke-on-Trent North MP Ruth Smeeth said: “Burslem’s Mother Town identity has changed beyond all recognition.

The sign on a development in Burslem is meant to commemorate Josiah Heapy, not Joseph A new street meant to honour a man killed in the Pottery Riots has been given the wrong name in a blunder.