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Stoke-on-Trent

city · City of Stoke-on-Trent

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Stoke derives from Old English 'stoc', meaning a monastery, dairy farm, or secondary settlement. The 'on-Trent' part refers to its location on the River Trent.

Word origins

Stoke
Old Englishmonastery, dairy farm, or secondary settlement(from stoc "place, site, monastery, dairy farm")
on-Trent
Old Englishon the River Trent(from Trent "name of the river")

Historical forms

Stoche · Stoke-upon-Trent