Burslem Streets Past & Present

Burslem, one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent, developed from a small hillside settlement into an important centre of the pottery industry. Known as the “Mother Town” of the Potteries, its streets reflect centuries of industrial growth, commerce, transport, and community life.

This page lists the present and historic streets of Burslem and links to descriptions of the origins of street names, old maps, notable residents and businesses, and the changing character of the district over time. From the medieval market area around the town centre to the terraces built for pottery workers during the Victorian expansion, the streets of Burslem provide a fascinating record of the history and development of the Potteries.

Today, although much has changed, many of Burslem’s historic streets still survive, linking the modern town with its rich industrial and cultural heritage.

 

 


See also: Stoke-on-Trent street renaming index (covers citywide changes, including the 1950s renaming programme

Street name Street renaming  
Acreswood Road    
Adelaide Street    
Albert Street     
Albion Street  Renamed in the early 1950s to Harper Street  
Ambleside Place    
Amicable Street    
Anna Street originally Bond Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Auckland Street originally Wellington Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Baddeley Street    
Bank Hall Road    
Baptist Street originally Regent Street West - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Barber Street    
Barnfield Road    
Billinge Street    
Birchdown Avenue    
Blake Street    
Bluestone Avenue    
Bodley Street originally Melbourne Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Bournes Bank    
Bowden Street    
Bowness Street originally Garden Row - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Brackley Avenue    
Brereton Place    
Brickhouse Street    
Bridgewater Street    
Broadhurst Street    
Bulstrode Street originally Portland Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Burgess Street originally Wharf Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Burnhays Road    
Bursley Road    
Buttermere Close    
Bycars Road    
Camoys Road    
Card Street originally Wood Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Carson Road    
Cartmel Place originally Mill Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Caulton Street    
Chapel Lane    
Chatterley Street    
Chesterwood Road    
Cheviot Drive    
Chumleigh Grove    
Church Square    
Clayhanger Street originally Baker Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Cleveland Street    
Cliffe Place    
Clyde Road    
Commercial Street    
Cotterill Grove    
Croft Street    
Cross Hill    
Crossley Road    
Crystal Street originally Charles Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Curzon Road    
Cynthia Grove    
Dain Street originally John Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Dale Street    
Dartmouth Street    
Davison Street originally Hill Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Dency Grove    
Dollys Lane    
Doulton Street originally York Passage - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Ducal Street originally Taylor Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Duncalf Street originally Ward Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Dunwood Drive    
Edge Street     
Elaine Avenue    
Elers Street originally Ricardo Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Ellgreave Street    
Ellis Street    
Emery Street    
Enfield Street originally Princess Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Ennerdale Close    
Enoch Street    
Evans Street originally Broad Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Eyre Street originally Ford Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Fairclough Place    
Fairway Road    
Fearns Street originally Shaw Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Federation Road    
Flamborough Grove    
Florida Close    
Fountain Place    
Fraser Street originally Lovatt Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Furlong Lane    
Furlong Parade    
Furlong Passage    
Garlick Street    
Gilchrist Place originally Parker Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Glendale Street    
Globe Street    
Glyn Place    
Gordon Street     
Grafton Avenue    
Grasmere Terrace    
Greenhead Street originally High Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Greenway Avenue    
Greeting Street    
The Grove    
Haliford Avenue originally Frederick Avenue - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Hall Street    
Hamil Road    To Jenkins Street
Harper Street  originally Albion Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Haven Avenue originally George Avenue - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Haywood Road    
Hedley Terrace originally Railway Terrace - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Helen Street originally William Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Herd Street originally Birch Terrace - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Heyburn Crescent    
High Lane    
Hobart Street originally Victoria Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Hobson Street  originally Albert Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Hot Lane    
Hughes Street    
Inglefield Avenue originally Highfield Avenue - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Irwell Street originally West Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Jackfield Street    
Jackson Street    
Jean Close    
Jenkins Street    
Joseph Street    
Joseph Street Link Rd    
Journal Passage    
Joyce Avenue    
Keates Street    
Kelsall Street originally Mellor Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Lawton Street    
Kirby Street originally Derby Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Leigh Street    
Leonard Street    
Leonora Street originally Edward Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Lessways Street originally Hurbert Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Lessways Walk    
Lincoln Road    
Lindley Street    
Lingard Street    
Longshaw Street originally Brook Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Lorne Street    
Louise Street    
Lower Hadderidge    
Lower Street    
Lucas Street    
Lyndhurst Street    
Macclesfield Street    
Macintyre Street    
Magnus Street originally Heath Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Manders Street originally James Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Mandeville Close    
Market Place    
Marney Walk    
Marsh Avenue    
Marshall Street originally Booth Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Martin Street    
May Street    
May Street Back Rd    
May Street Link Rd    
Mayer Bank    
Merrion Drive    
Metcalfe Road    
Mill Hayes Road    
Milvale Street originally Bridge Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Minster Street originally York Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Mitchell Street    
Moorland Road    Swan Square To Jackson Street
Morton Street originally Stanley Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Mott Place    
Mountford Street    
Muirhall Street    
Narvik Crescent    
Navigation Road    
Nephew Street originally Duke Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Nevada Lane    
New Street    
Newcastle Street    
Newport Lane    
Newport Street    
Nicholas Street    
Nile Street    To Ring Road
Norris Road    
Norton Avenue    
Oakville Avenue    
Oberon Close    
Odell Grove    
Orgreave Street originally Bleak Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Orme Street    
Overhouse Street    
Owen Grove    
Oxley Road originally Howard Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Pack Horse Lane    
Padlowe Street originally Hulme Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Park Road    
Patterdale Street originally Cooper Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Pegasus Grove    
Pegroy Grove    
Penrhyn Avenue    
Pitt Street East    
Pitt Street West    
Pleasant Street    
Podmore Street    
Port Vale Street    
Porter Street originally Peel Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Povey Street originally King Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Price Street    
Purbeck Street originally George Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Queen Street    
Reeves Avenue    
Reginald Street    
Reid Street    
Reynolds Road    
Riley Avenue    
Riley Street South Link Rd    
Riley Street North    
Riley Street North Bk Rd    
Riley Street South    
Sancton Green    
Sanora Close    
Sant Street    
Scotia Road    
Shaftesbury Avenue    
Sheldon Street originally Abbey Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Sherwin Road    
Shirley Street    
Sneyd Hill    
Spa Street originally Abbey Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Spens Street    
St. Johns Square    
St. Pauls Street    
Stanfield Road    
Steele Avenue    
Steventon Place    
Stirling Street originally Union Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Stormont Close    
Stroma Close    
Stubbs Street    
Studley Street originally Garden Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Sudlow Street originally Moss Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Sunningdale Close    
Swainsley Close    
Swanley Row originally Garden Row - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Swan Square    
Tellwright Street    
Tellwright Street Back Rd    
Thorneycroft Avenue    
Thornley Road    
Travers Street originally James Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Tregowan Close    
Trubshawe Street    
Tyler Grove    
Ullswater Avenue    
Wade Street    
Wade Street Back Rd    
Wain Street    
Wain Street Back Rd    
Wain Street Link Rd    
Walley Place    
Walley Street    
Waterloo Road    Nile Street To Pitt Street
Wedgwood Place    
Westport Road originally Liverpool Road - was renamed in the early 1950s  
William Clowes Street originally Church Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Wilson Street    
Woodbank Street originally Hanover Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Woodland Grove    
Woolrich Street originally Forster Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Wycliffe Street originally Bath Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Yale Street originally Earl Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Zion Street originally Regent Street East - was renamed in the early 1950s  
 

 


 



Page History:

  • Page created: 7 April 2007

  • Last Updated: 15 May 2026 - introduction added and improved navigation.