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 miles4.8 km
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Burton upon Trent 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Cannock 19.9 miles32.1 km
- Crewe 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Stafford 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Macclesfield 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Northwich 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Wilmslow 24.3 miles39.2 km
- Lichfield 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Winsford 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Kidsgrove 8.8 miles14.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Longton & Meir Hay South Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Lightwood North & Normacot Ward 0.7 miles1 km
- Blurton Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Hollybush Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sandford Hill Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Meir South Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Fenton East Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Meir North Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Meir Park Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hanford, Newstead & Trentham Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Fenton West & Mount Pleasant Ward 2 miles3.2 km
Example postcodes in Dresden & Florence
ST3 4LX, ST3 4DQ, ST3 2QW, ST3 4NY, ST3 4NB, ST3 4SB, ST3 4NQ, ST3 4EE, ST3 2RJ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 26.6 miles42.8 km
- East Midlands Airport 35.2 miles56.6 km
- Longton Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Wedgwood Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Dresden & Florence Ad
- The Upper House 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Potbank Aparthotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Stoke on Trent 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Stoke on Trent 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Courtyard by Marriott Keele Staffordshire 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Burleigh House 3.9 miles6.4 km
- Holiday Inn Stoke on Trent M6 Jct15 4 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Stone House Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Stoke on Trent 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Weathervane Hotel by Greene King Inns 2 2 miles3.3 km
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 miles2.9 km
- Etruria Hall Country house 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Vale Park Stadium 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Springfield House Estate 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Dieulacres Abbey Historic site 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Chartley Castle Estate 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Moreton Hall Estate 11.5 miles18.4 km
- Ingestre Hall Estate 12 miles19.2 km
- Blore Heath Historic site 12.4 miles20 km
- Doddington Hall Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Crewe Hall Estate 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Uttoxeter Racecourse Recreation 13.3 miles21.4 km