Staffordshire pottery

Staffordshire pottery
n [U]
pottery made in Staffordshire, the traditional centre of the pottery industry in England. The most famous makes of English pottery, including Minton, Spode and Wedgwood, are all produced in or near Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire.

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