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Burslem

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. The population of the town was included under the Burslem Central ward and had a population of…

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Ambulance
West Midlands
Ceremonial county
Staffordshire
Country
England
Demonym
Boslomite
Dialling code
01782
Districts of the town
Cobridge (part) · Longport · Middleport · Norton le Moors · Smallthorne

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Burslem

Nodes157
Edges156
Triples188
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012739
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Burslem

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related to history · 39
Burslem → After, Art, As, Bacardeslim, Baptist's Church, Black Death, Burgweard, Burslem United Reformed Church, By, Cross Hill, England, Forest, Hanley, Hill Top Methodist Church, In, Leamington, Liverpool/London, Longport, Lyme, Mersey Canal
related to Transport · 19
Burslem → A500, Burslem Canal, Crewe, Derby, Furlong Lane, Longport, M6, Manchester, Mersey, Mersey Canal, Middleport, National Cycle Network, Newport Lane, Nottingham, Stoke, The, The Burslem Canal, The Trent, Trent
related to Topography · 18
Burslem → A500, Brownhills, Dalehall, Festival Park, Fowlea, Fowlea Valley, Grange Park, Longport, Mersey Canal, Middleport, Newcastle-under-Lyme, River Trent, Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival, The Trent, To, Trubshaw Cross, West Coast Main Line, Westport
related to Tourism · 18
Burslem → Arnold Bennett, Around, Burleigh, Burslem's, Bursley, Clayhanger, Duck, Festival Park, It, Mersey Canal, Moorcroft, Pub, Square, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, Swan, The Old Town Hall, Trent
related to Education · 15
Burslem → Alsager, Art, Design, Further Education, Keele University, Manchester Metropolitan's, North Staffordshire, September, Shelton, Staffordshire, Stoke, Stoke Studio College, Stoke-on-Trent College, The, Within
related to Notable people · 14
Burslem → Burslem's, Darts, Ian, In, James Holland, Josiah Wedgwood, Kilmister, Lemmy, Molly Leigh, Motörhead, Painter James Astbury Hammersley, Phil Taylor, Port Vale, Robbie Williams
related to Sports · 14
Burslem → Burslem Golf Club, EFL League One, England's, Gregory Lauder-Frost, It, Junior Captain, Near, On, Port Vale, Robbie Williams, September, Sir Harry Lauder, The, Vale Park
related to Economy · 9
Burslem → Burleigh, English, However, Indian, Industrial, Moorcroft, Steelite, The, Wade
related to In popular culture · 7
Burslem → Arnold Bennett's The Card, Bennett's, Boots, Bursley, George Formby's, The, The Old Wives’ Tale
see also · 6
Burslem → BurslemSmallthorne, Duke William, Grade-II, Parliamentary, Pottery, UK Parliament

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town stoke-on-trent park staffordshire one also pottery building old middleport canal trent century opened towns england centre hall north part

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BurslemAmbulanceWest Midlands1.00infobox
BurslemCeremonial countyStaffordshire1.00infobox
BurslemCountryEngland1.00infobox
BurslemDemonymBoslomite1.00infobox
BurslemDialling code017821.00infobox
BurslemDistricts of the townCobridge (part)1.00infobox
BurslemDistricts of the townLongport1.00infobox
BurslemDistricts of the townMiddleport1.00infobox
BurslemDistricts of the townNorton le Moors1.00infobox
BurslemDistricts of the townSmallthorne1.00infobox
BurslemFireStaffordshire1.00infobox
BurslemOS grid referenceSJ8754951.00infobox
BurslemPoliceStaffordshire1.00infobox
BurslemPopulation6,940 (2021 Census)1.00infobox
BurslemPost townSTOKE-ON-TRENT1.00infobox
BurslemPostcode districtST61.00infobox
BurslemRegionWest Midlands1.00infobox
BurslemSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
BurslemUK ParliamentStoke-on-Trent North1.00infobox
BurslemUnitary authorityStoke-on-Trent1.00infobox

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