Burslem | |
Church of St John the Baptist, Burslem | |
Population | 11,314 (2011 census) |
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OS grid reference | SJ875495 |
Unitary authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
Ceremonial county | Staffordshire |
Region | West Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
Postcode district | ST6 |
Dialling code | 01782 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
EU Parliament | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | Stoke-on-Trent North |
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Burslem is one of the towns that is part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. The 2011 census revealed the ward had a population of 11,314 people.
Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent are the other towns that make up the city.
It is a very old town. The Domesday Book shows Burslem (then known as Bacardeslim) as a small farming hamlet. Even as far back as the late 12th century, there was a pottery industry in the town.