The city of Stoke on Trent didn't come into being until March 1910, with the Federation of the Six Towns. The six towns in question were Burslem, Fenton, Hanley, Longton, Stoke and Tunstall.
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Stoke on Trent often abbreviated to Stoke is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England. Together with the neighbouring boroughs of Newcastle-under-Lyme (not to be confused with Newcastle upon Tyne) and Staffordshire Moorlands, it is part of North Staffordshire.
It took its name from Stoke-upon-Trent, where the town hall and the railway station are located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre. The four other towns are Burslem, Tunstall, Longton, and Fenton.