Traditional county: Staffordshire · Unitary authority: City of Stoke-on-Trent · Region: West Midlands
Explore Burslem, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Burslem map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Burslem, Staffordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Burslem |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.046288 |
| Longitude | -2.193887 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Burslem commands the high ridge of the Staffordshire Potteries, its red-brick architecture rising with the stubborn endurance of the kilns that once defined its skyline. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-west of Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent: bearing 333°T, OS grid SJ 870 499). The sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the intricate terracotta facades that stand as silent witnesses to a century of ceramic mastery. Visitors often pause near the statue of Lemmy, a bronze figure that anchors the streetscape with a modern, defiant energy, before wandering toward the quiet greenery of Burslem Park. This park offers a breath of open air, its paths winding through slopes that look out across the industrial horizon. The remnants of the Burslem Sunday School lean against the sky, their weathered stone arches providing a skeletal contrast to the bustling activity of the nearby ceramic workshops. Industriousness remains etched into the local character, a legacy of the clay and fire that transformed this landscape into a global centre for fine china. Every street corner reveals a glimpse of the past, where the heavy, soot-stained grandeur of Victorian engineering meets the shifting light of a changing day.
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Explore Burslem, Staffordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.046288, -2.193887. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |