Peter: it has, however, given place to a modern structure, erected in 1826, partly by subscription among the inhabitants of the town, and the workmen of the Potteries, and partially by a parochial rate. The monument, which was originally erected in the old church, to the memory of the highly respected and enterprising Josiah Wedgwood, in 1795, has been removed to the new church. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Stafford and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry; K.B. £41 0s. 10d.; patrons, the dean and chapter of Lichfield.
The town contains many china manufactories, wharfs, and warehouses, and is considered the parish town of the Potteries. The New Boundary Act (an appendix to the Reform Bill) somewhat curtails the extent of the parish, which was originally of much greater extent. The Reform Bill created this town a borough, and William Foster Copeland, Esq., alderman of London, and one of the largest china manufacturers in England, in conjunction with John Davenport, Esq., of Westwood Hall, now represent it in Parliament. The constituents are householders of £10 and upwards, and are about 1,500 in number. This was the first place in which a steam engine was erected for grinding calcined flint. There are places of worship in the town for various sects of dissenters, and a commodious school, in which about 500 children are educated upon the national plan.
Hanley is a market town and chapelry, in the parish of Stoke, about two miles from Newcastle; Pop. 7121. Markets, Wednesday and Saturday.
