Lord of the Manor - The Duke of Sutherland and John E Heathcote, Esq, own a great part of the land in both liberties, and the latter is lord of the manor, and owner of Longton Hall 

"LANE END, a populous and thriving market-town, and with LONGTON, forms an extensive township, situated five miles south-east of Newcastle,, at the southern extremity of the Potteries, and has risen in a few years by the almost magical influence of a prosperous manufacture to a respectable degree of opulence.
By the parliamentary returns for 1821, the township of Lane End and Longton contained 7,100 inhabitants, but a census taken by the Rev. Mr. Temple, in 1826, the population had increased to 8,500 persons."
1828 journal

"As early as 1756, a manufactory of English porcelain was established here, and ware of great lightness and beauty was produced, fully equaling that for which Chelsea was famous. It will thus be seen that Longton deserves to rank with Burslem as one of the historic towns of the Potteries. Longton, which is situated in the extreme south of the district, is connected by the Stoke and Derby branch of the North Staffordshire Railway with the great trunk lines of England, and so enjoys excellent facilities for transport purposes."
1893 journal

Dates in the history of Longton

1789 - Longton's Times Square laid out.

1811 - Population - Longton: 4930

1844 - Longton's first Town Hall built, soon replaced in 1863.

1865 - Longton created a borough.

1863 - Longton Town Hall replaced,  by the present building in Times Square.

1911 - Population - Longton: 37,479

Dates in the history of Stoke-on-Trent

 

"Walks" and articles on Longton and the surrounding area Lane End - 'Longton is Longton and Lane End will never be'.   A walk around Longton cemetery - Following a competition in 1872 for the design of the lay-out, Longton Cemetery opened in 1877 and covers approximately 7.4 hectares (about 21 acres).  It has been extended a total of  four times. Longton is like a tureen of soup - it’s a big mix of essential ingredients added over a long time... but... Normacot Road, Longton - Normacot Road was once an important thoroughfare from Normacot to Longton Town. Many of the houses and works were demolished between the 1930's and the 1970's and the opening of the A50 road in 1997 meant that the end of Normacot Road was sealed off - so now it is a road to nowhere. Dresden & the Longton Freehold Land Society - A walk round the Dresden Estate showing how it came into existence in the middle of the 19th C and the development during the Victorian period.   Blurton - hunting land for the Dukes of Sutherland - According to an 1851 local gazetteer Blurton was ‘a pleasantly situated village above Trentham including the Lightwood Forest, the hamlets of Cocknage, Cold Ridding, and Spratslade.’    The bridle path, Dresden - a short trip off the beaten path.   Dresden & the Longton Freehold Land Society - A walk round the Dresden Estate showing how it came into existence in the middle of the 19th C and the development during the Victorian period.   Moneto House, Ricardo Street, Dresden.    Bridle Path, Dresden - When the Longton Freehold Land Society bought the land a bridle path leading from Longton to Trentham ran across the land. This was incorporated into the building plan as a pedestrian road between Belgrave Road and Ricardo Street.  Following this bridle path will take us on a walk through the history of British social reform politics.

 

Of the older pottery firms like Turner or Hilditch, only one, Aynsley survives.  List of potters who were located in Longton

Burslem from W. Yates'
A Map of the County of Stafford, 1775
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maps on Longton