Dresden & Florence
Ward in Stoke-on-Trent, England
| Coordinates: | 52.978, -2.136 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 90 42 |
| Dialling code: | 01782 (Stoke-on-Trent) |
Dresden and Florence are residential suburbs in Stoke-on-Trent, made up largely of Victorian terraced streets alongside later council and private housing. The area has small local shopping parades, schools and pockets of open space, and feels like a close-knit part of the city rather than a distinct town centre; many residents commute into Hanley or nearby industrial estates for work.
Like much of the Potteries, the neighbourhood grew up to serve the 19th-century ceramics industry and still carries that industrial legacy in its character and built fabric. There are active community groups and ongoing regeneration efforts aimed at improving housing, amenities and employment opportunities, so the area combines a strong local identity with familiar social and economic challenges of post‑industrial cities.
Postcode districts covering Dresden & Florence
Most populated places nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent 3 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 5.4 miles
- Burton upon Trent 23.8 miles
- Cannock 19.9 miles
- Crewe 15.3 miles
- Stafford 11.9 miles
- Macclesfield 19.4 miles
- Northwich 24.7 miles
- Wilmslow 24.3 miles
- Lichfield 24.1 miles
- Winsford 21.6 miles
- Kidsgrove 8.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Longton & Meir Hay South Ward 0.6 miles
- Lightwood North & Normacot Ward 0.7 miles
- Blurton Ward 0.8 miles
- Hollybush Ward 1.2 miles
- Sandford Hill Ward 1.2 miles
- Meir South Ward 1.3 miles
- Fenton East Ward 1.4 miles
- Meir North Ward 1.6 miles
- Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney Ward 1.6 miles
- Meir Park Ward 1.8 miles
- Hanford, Newstead & Trentham Ward 1.9 miles
- Fenton West & Mount Pleasant Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Dresden & Florence
ST3 4DZ, ST3 4NA, ST3 4AP, ST3 4EU, ST3 2QY, ST3 4NN, ST3 4SU, ST3 2RJ, ST3 4NE … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 26.6 miles
- East Midlands Airport 35.2 miles
- Longton Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Wedgwood Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Dresden & Florence Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Stoke-On-Trent 3 1.7 miles
- The Upper House 4 2.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Stoke on Trent 4 3.7 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Stoke on Trent 4 3.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express 3 1.7 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Stoke on Trent 4 4.2 miles
- Ideal for Alton Towers, Staffordshire and the Peak District 3 2.2 miles
- Weathervane Hotel 2 2.1 miles
- Ensuite5 Woodhouse private bath 2kitchen 2.5 miles
- Premier Inn Stoke/Trentham Gardens 3 2.7 miles
Schools in Dresden & Florence
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Academy Primary
- St Paul's C of E (C) Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Britannia Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles
- Etruria Hall Country house 4.1 miles
- Vale Park Stadium 5.5 miles
- Springfield House Estate 6.4 miles
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 10.4 miles
- Chartley Castle Estate 10.9 miles
- Moreton Hall Estate 11.5 miles
- Ingestre Hall Estate 12 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 12.4 miles
- Doddington Hall Estate 12.7 miles
- Crewe Hall Estate 13.2 miles
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles