Burslem

Burslem The Mother Town of the Potteries
Federated town and district
Top: Burslem St John's Church Upper: The George Hotel and the Cross at Sneyd Hill Park Lower: Town Centre with the Old Town Hall and Burslem Park Bandstand Bottom: Festival Park and Queens Theatre
Population	6,940 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ875495
Unitary authority	Stoke-on-Trent
Ceremonial county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Districts of the town	List Cobridge (Part) Longport Middleport Norton le Moors Smallthorne
Post town	STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode district	ST6
Dialling code	01782
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stoke-on-Trent North
List of places UK England Staffordshire

Burslem (/ˈbɜːrzləm/ BURZ-ləm) is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Tunstall, Fenton, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent form part of the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It is often referred to as the "mother town" of Stoke on Trent. ^[2][3] The population of the town was included under the Burslem Central ward and had a population of 6,490 in the 2021 Census.