Churchill china
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Churchill China PLC is a British pottery
manufacturer based in Stoke-on-Trent
in the United Kingdom
.
in Staffordshire
, England.
The Company also markets two other English brands, Queens and James Sadler. Queens produces English fine bone china and supplies stores throughout the world. James Sadler and Sons Ltd
, best known for its teapots, was established in 1882.
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
manufacturer based in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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History of the Company
Churchill China can trace its origins back to 1795 and the foundation of its first factory in the heart of Stoke-on-TrentStoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, England.
The Company also markets two other English brands, Queens and James Sadler. Queens produces English fine bone china and supplies stores throughout the world. James Sadler and Sons Ltd
James Sadler and Sons Ltd
James Sadler and Sons Ltd was a pottery manufacturer originally founded in 1882 by James Sadler in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.-History:The company specialised in "Brown Betty" teapots...
, best known for its teapots, was established in 1882.