Fenton, Staffordshire
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| Fenton shown within Staffordshire | |
| Population | 12,070 (2011.Wards) |
| OS grid reference | SJ897446 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Postcode district | ST4 |
| Dialling code | 01782 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Fenton is one of the six towns in the city of Stoke-on-Trent which federated in 1910. In the south-east of the city, Fenton has been dubbed the town Arnold Bennett forgot as he called his fictionalised version of Stoke-on-Trent the Five Towns.
The name Fenton means 'fen farm'.
Fenton started to become populated as a group of farms and private small-holdings were built there, alongside a lane running from the southern reaches of Hanley (by 1933 this lane was very busy and given the title of the A50).
Around the 1750s, the land was commonly known as Fenton Vivian. By the 1850s, the area around Duke Street and China Street had become populated during the rapid development of the Potteries.
Potters settled in Fenton in large houses alongside their pot-banks. Such houses include Great Fenton Hall, Fenton House (home of the Baker family), Heron Cottage and Grove House.
The two principal districts, Fenton Vivian and Fenton Culvert – each with their scattered communities, were brought together to make an urban district with its own board of guardians in 1894.
On 1 April 1910, the town was federated into the county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. By 1925 the area was granted city status.
Fenton has been the home of a number of potteries such as Coalport and Baker & Co, and its architectural heritage includes listed bottle ovens.
During the First World War Fenton was bombed by Zeppelin 'L 21'.
It is within easy reach of the A500, A34 and the A50, a short distance away from Longton, Hanley and Newcastle.
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