are also places of worship for various denominations of Dissenters.
In this township are the potteries, and the villa of Etruria, erected by the celebrated Josiah Wedgwood, and so named from Mr. Wedgewood's ingenious imitation of the Etruscan Vases. The villa is remarkable for the beauty of its situation and the classical arrangement of its architectural details. Elijah Fenton, the poet, was born in this village; the house in which he lived is still existing. (For Races, see Index, Potteries.)
Burslem is a market-town and parish, situated 3 miles from Newcastle, on a gentle eminence near the Trent and Mersey Canal; Pop. 12,714; An. As. Val. £22,208. Market days, Monday and Saturday. Fairs, February 24, April 14, June 28, October 13, December, 26 for cattle and horses. The ancient Church, dedicated to St. Peter, is a brick edifice, with a massive square tower. The living is a curacy, in the archdeaconry of Stafford and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry; K.B. £22. 9s. 6d. A District Church has been erected, to the building of which the Parliamentary Commissioners contributed £8,000, the curacy of which is subordinate to the original living. Here are also places of Worship for various denominations of dissenters, a Catholic Chapel; a handsome Town Hall, or Market House, in which are an elegant News Room, and the Offices of Police; a Free Grammar School; and several Sunday Schools. It is also remarkable as being the original seat of the Staffordshire Potteries: by far the major part of its inhabitants are at present occu-
