a market-town and parliamentary borough of England, in the county and 16 miles N. by W. of Stafford, 148 miles N.W. of London, on the Trent. The borough is much more extensive than the town, and includes a large portion of the district known by the name of the Potteries, comprising several distinct parishes and townships. The town of Stoke has been of late much improved, and is now very well built: the town-hall is an elegant edifice, and the parish church is a fine specimen of the later English architecture, with a beautiful painted window and several monuments, including that of the celebrated Wedgwood. The Baptists, Quakers, and several sects of Methodists, have also places of worship in the town. Education is provided for by National and Diocesan schools. The principal manufactures of the place are those of china and earthenware, in which a very large proportion of the people is employed. There are also extensive coal-works in the vicinity. Markets are held weekly, and are well supplied with all kinds of provisions. The borough has been represented in Parliament by two members since the Reform Act of 1832. Dr Lightfoot, the celebrated and learned divine, was born at the rectory of Stoke-upon-Trent in 1602. Pop. of the borough, 84,027; of the parish, 57,942.