Coordinates: 52°58′N 2°08′W / 52.97°N 02.13°W / 52.97; -02.13

Florence, Staffordshire

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Florence
Florence is located in Staffordshire
Florence
Florence
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ9142
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStoke-on-Trent
Postcode districtST3
Dialling code01782
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Staffordshire
52°58′N 2°08′W / 52.97°N 02.13°W / 52.97; -02.13

Florence is a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, in the Stoke-on-Trent district, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England. It is near Meir. Florence Colliery was built in 1874, and demolished in 1994.[1] Florence became a civil parish in 1894, being formed from the part of Trentham parish in Longton Municipal Borough. On 1 April 1896 the parish was abolished and merged with Longton.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Florence Colliery History". florencesportsandsocial.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Stone Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 February 2023.