a town of England, county of Stafford, near the centre of the pottery district, 16 miles N. of Stafford. It is indebted for its rise and present importance to the potteries, which afford employment to nearly its entire population. The parish church is a handsome building, with a fine tower 100 feet in height. The township of Hanley Hannibal, is, for local purposes, united with that of Shelton into one market-town, which, in 1851, contained 23,369 inhabitants. Hanley is included in the parliamentary boundaries of Stoke-upon-Trent.