14 Facts About Tunstall Staffordshire

1.

Tunstall Staffordshire is the most northern, and fourth largest town of the Potteries.

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2.

Today, Tunstall Staffordshire Market is the smallest of the four markets in Stoke-on-Trent .

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3.

Tunstall Staffordshire has however, remained distinct and retained its own shopping and business district, adding to Stoke-on-Trent's polycentric nature.

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4.

Village of Tunstall Staffordshire was described in 1795 as "the pleasantest village in the pottery".

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5.

Tunstall Staffordshire became widely known for its tiles, regarded to be as good as slate.

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6.

Tunstall Staffordshire's industries were served by the Trent and Mersey Canal, constructed over 11 years from 1766.

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7.

A50 is the main arterial route through Tunstall Staffordshire, running from Warrington to Leicester via Stoke and Derby.

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8.

Tunstall Staffordshire is linked to the A500 "D-road", which passes just west of the town, by the new A527 linkway the town connecting Tunstall Staffordshire and the rest of Stoke-on-Trent to the M6 motorway.

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9.

Outskirts of Tunstall Staffordshire became home to a new public art statue called Golden in 2015.

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10.

Tunstall Staffordshire has had a rise in well-known shops in recent years, notably with the construction of Alexandra Retail Park.

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11.

Recognisable Tunstall Staffordshire, renamed Turnhill, features in the novels of Arnold Bennett.

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12.

Tunstall Staffordshire Wakes were held on the first Sunday after the feast of St Margaret, the saint to whom Wolstanton church is dedicated.

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13.

Tunstall Staffordshire was home to the independent Frink School of Figurative Sculpture, which occupied a fine old factory in Roundwell Street for a number of years until about 2004.

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14.

Tunstall Staffordshire later began construction on a project called Alexandra Park adjacent to the previous project.

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