Longton (GB)
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Lane End was renamed as Longton and redirects here.
Longton is one of the six towns which amalgamated to form the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent in 1910, along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Burslem and Stoke-upon-Trent.
Longton ('long village') was a market town in the parish of Stoke in the county of Staffordshire. The town still has a market housed in an attractively renovated market hall.
Coal miners in the Hanley and Longton area ignited the 1842 general strike and associated Pottery Riots.
In March 1865, Longton and Lane End were incorporated as the Borough of Longton. On 1 April 1910, the town was federated into the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. In 1925 the area was granted city status. One legacy of Longton's administrative independence from 1865 to 1910 is Longton Town Hall, a prominent landmark in the town centre. The district has a long history as a base for the pottery industry, such as Paragon China and Aynsley, and several major manufacturers still have a presence, along with Gladstone Pottery Museum. Roslyn Works, which adjoins the latter, is now home to several small-scale manufacturers of ceramics.
Formerly named Lane End it was allocated the 553 Post Office Numeral in 1844 by 1874 it had retained the 553 numeral but its name had now been changed to Longton. It retained the use of the Numeral until it amalgamated with Stoke on Trent giving up the use of the 553 numeral to Hayes in Middlesex
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_b.jpg) 1d Black Cover showing LANE END UDC c.1840 to Cheadle |
