Trentham, Staffordshire
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Trentham is a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

 of 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...

, located to the south-west of the city centre and to the south of the neighbouring town of Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal town of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is part of The Potteries Urban Area and North Staffordshire. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 73,944...

. Although the majority of Trentham is within the city limits, it is mostly separated from the main urban area by surrounding open space and the Trent and Mersey Canal
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a in the East Midlands, West Midlands, and North West of England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities—east of Burton upon Trent and west of Middlewich—it is a wide canal....

, giving it the feel of a distinct town in its own right. Trentham was the estate village for Trentham Hall, the former country house of the Dukes of Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland
Duke of Sutherland, derived from Sutherland in Scotland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the head of the Leveson-Gower family. It was created by William IV in 1833 for George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Marquess of Stafford...

, and their mausoleum
The Mausoleum
The Mausoleum is a Grade I listed building in Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, and is the only Grade I building in Stoke. It is situated opposite the main gates of Trentham Gardens. It was built as the resting place for the Dukes of Sutherland.-References:...

 is a landmark next to the A34 road through the suburb.
The ducal estate has been re-branded as Trentham Awakes, one of the region's major leisure and tourist attractions.

Trentham is not one of the historic "six towns" which comprise the city of Stoke-on-Trent, having joined the federation in the 1922 expansion of the city rather than being part of the initial 1910 grouping
Federation of Stoke-on-Trent
The federation of Stoke-on-Trent refers to the events leading to the 1910 amalgamation of the six Potteries towns of Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke-upon-Trent, Hanley, Fenton and Longton into the single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. An anomaly in the history of English local government, this was the...

. This combination of history and geography, together with the area's significantly different demographics to the rest of the city, is often reflected in a tendency by Trentham residents to consider themselves separate to Stoke-on-Trent rather than a part of it. Some parts of Trentham fall within the boundary of Stafford Borough Council, notably the parish Church and remaining buildings from the Trentham Hall estate, which are within the Stafford parish of Swynnerton and are classed as a conservation area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...

. The River Trent
River Trent
The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...

 maps the border between the City of Stoke on Trent and Stafford Borough through most of its flow through Trentham.

Trentham has two Anglican Churches, three Public Houses, a rugby club, two Primary Schools (Priory and Ash Green) and a High School
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 (Trentham High). The area is one of the most affluent in the city and is the home of several local celebrities such as John Rudge
John Rudge
John Robert Rudge is an English former football player and football manager. He is currently working as the director of football at Stoke City....

 and Lou Macari
Lou Macari
Luigi "Lou" Macari is a Scottish former footballer and football manager of Italian descent.-Playing career:...

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The village is served by Wedgwood railway station
Wedgwood railway station
Wedgwood railway station served the Wedgwood complex in Barlaston, Staffordshire, England. Although the station is not officially closed, no trains currently call at the station and it is instead served by a rail replacement bus.- History :...

 on the Stafford to Manchester Line
Stafford to Manchester Line
The Stafford to Manchester Line is a branch of the West Coast Main Line serving Stafford, Norton Bridge, Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove, Congleton, Macclesfield, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport and Manchester....

, although no trains have stopped there since 2003, the service having been replaced by Baker Buses X1 service, which acts as the stations official Rail Replacemnt Bus, on which valid rail tickets (including Advance Purchase tickets) to/from Wedgwood and Barleston are officially accepted.

History

In World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 Trentham was bombed by Zeppelin 'L 21'; and during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, Trentham Hall, within the Gardens, was used as a clearing house
Clearing house (finance)
A clearing house is a financial institution that provides clearing and settlement services for financial and commodities derivatives and securities transactions...

 by the Bank of England
Bank of England
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...

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