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Stoke-on-Trent is considered to the home of the pottery industry in the United Kingdom and is commonly known as The Potteries. It grew from the six towns and several villages to become a unified city in the early 20th Century. Formerly a primarily industrial conurbation, it is now a centre for service industries and distribution centres. The City is a unitary authority with a directly-elected mayor.
Nightlife has boomed in recent years, with Hanley becoming increasingly popular for its nightclubs, theatres, pubs, bars and restaurants. There are also several theatres outside the city centre, and a long-established 'art-house' cinema in Shelton.
There are four higher education institutions in the local area. The city is home to Staffordshire University (formerly North Staffordshire Polytechnic), with its main site in Shelton near to Stoke-on-Trent railway station. It gained its university status in 1992 as one of the Post-1992 universities. Keele University Medical School, uses facilities at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire in Hartshill. Keele University itself was founded as the University College of North Staffordshire in 1949 with major involvement by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Stoke-on-Trent College is the largest college in England and has two sites; one in Burslem (media & performing arts) and the main centre in Shelton.
