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Stoke-on-Trent

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Stoke-on-Trent  (stkn-trnt, -ôn-)
A borough of west-central England south of Manchester. Center of an important pottery-making industry, it also has iron and steel mills. Josiah Wedgwood and Josiah Spode lived here. Population: 259,000.
Stoke-on-Trent
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1. (Placename) a city in central England, in Stoke-on-Trent unitary authority, Staffordshire on the River Trent: a centre of the pottery industry; university (1992). Pop.: 266 543 (1991)
2. (Placename) a unitary authority in central England, in N Staffordshire. Pop.: 240 643 (2001). Area: 93 sq. km (36 sq. miles)
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Kwame Terry, 25, at The Reach, Leeds Street, near the city centre was sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent crown court for involvement in a conspiracy to supply large mounts of cocaine between January 2007 and May 2008.
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Stoke-on-Trent mayor Mark Meredith, who was elected in May 2005, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and complicity in corruption in public office.
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