Potteries

[ pot-uh-reez ]

noun

1. the, a district in central England famous for the manufacture of pottery and china. The towns comprising this district were combined in 1910 to form Stoke-on-Trent.

Potteries

/ ˈpɒtərɪz /

plural noun

1. the Potteries
   sometimes functioning as singular a region of W central England, in Staffordshire, in which the china and earthenware industries are concentrated

Example Sentences

London Northwestern Railway said the fire had led to a lack of trains to cover the Potteries - Crewe to Stafford via Stoke-on-Trent - and replacement services would be also put in place.

From BBC

Burslem is the oldest of the six towns making up Stoke-on-Trent and is often known as the mother town of the Staffordshire Potteries, having created ceramics for more than 300 years.

From BBC

Ms Benson, who has visited the UK but never Staffordshire, added: "People shared a lot of stories about working in The Potteries and about relatives that worked there then moved to Canada."

From BBC

“We had rolls of the finest silks, threaded in the shiniest of golds and purples and scarlets. Reams of the softest cottons. The brightest ceramics from the world’s best potteries. Great pots of pepper and saffron and cinnamon. And the smells! If only you could know. The fragrance of amber, sandalwood, frankincense, cedar. The fluffiest wool rugs, the sparkliest of emeralds, lapis lazuli, jade...”

From Literature

Stoneware potteries, coal mines, and steel mills mostly died off to be replaced by refineries, hazardous waste incinerators, unconventional gas wells, and petrochemical facilities.

From Salon