What is Burslem?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Burslem | country = England | region = West Midlands | static_image_name = St_John's_Church_Burslem_2.jpg | static_image_caption = Church of St John the Baptist, Burslem | static_image_alt = Church of St John the Baptist, Burslem | population = 11,314 | population_ref = {{small|(2011 census)}} | os_grid_reference = SJ875495 | map_alt = A map of the county of Staffordshire, with a red dot showing the position of Burslem | coordinates = {{coord|53.04|-2.20|display=inline,title}} | label_position = right | post_town = STOKE-ON-TRENT | postcode_area = ST | postcode_district = ST6 | dial_code = 01782 | constituency_westminster = [[Stoke-on-Trent North (UK Parliament constituency)|Stoke-on-Trent North]] | london_distance = | unitary_england = [[Stoke-on-Trent]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Staffordshire]] }} '''Burslem''' is one of the towns that is part of the city of [[Stoke-on-Trent]] in [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]. The 2011 census revealed the ward had a population of 11,314 people. [[Hanley, Staffordshire|Hanley]], [[Tunstall]], [[Fenton]], [[Longton]] and [[Stoke-upon-Trent]] are the other towns that make up the city. It is a very old town. The [[Domesday Book]] shows Burslem (then known as ''Bacardeslim'') as a small [[farming]] [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]]. Even as far back as the late [[12th century]], there was a [[pottery]] industry in the town.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History {{!}} Burslem.info |url=https://burslem.info/our-history#:~:text=The%20town%20of%20B%20urslem,manufacturing%20areas%20across%20the%20UK. |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=burslem.info |archive-date=2023-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325022525/https://burslem.info/our-history#:~:text=The%20town%20of%20B%20urslem,manufacturing%20areas%20across%20the%20UK. |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Trent & Mersey Canal]] flows through the west and south of the town centre. It was used as the main way pottery was moved from the factories. Heavy goods are most economically transported by wat