Longton ('long village') was a market town in the parish of Stoke in the county of Staffordshire. The town still has a market housed in an … See more

Public buildings
Longton Town Hall, which was completed in 1844 and was the local seat of government until 1910, was being stripped out by contractors … See more

Secondary schools in the area include St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Stoke Studio College.
Together with Rochdale, then in Lancashire, … See more

Jollees Cabaret Club was a very popular nightspot in the 1970s, attracting some of the biggest names in entertainment. In the early 1990s, Shelley's Laserdome became widely known throughout the Midlands as a rave venue, but it was forced to close in 1992. See more

The district has a long history as a base for the pottery industry, such as Paragon China and Aynsley, and several major manufacturers still … See more

In 1997 Longton's one-way system was bypassed when a new section of the A50 was opened. It runs from Blythe Bridge to Queensway (a section of the A500), going through Longton in a See more

A new shopping precinct, the Bennett Precinct, opened in 1962. It is now named Longton Exchange.
In 2003 a See more