Florence, Staffordshire

Florence
Florence
	Florence Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SJ9142
District	Stoke-on-Trent;
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode district	ST3
Dialling code	01782
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Stoke-on-Trent South;
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°58′N 2°08′W / 52.97°N 02.13°W

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

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

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[1] "Florence Colliery History". florencesportsandsocial.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

[2] "Stone Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

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