Cobridge Streets Past & Present

Cobridge, lying between Burslem and Hanley, developed as an important industrial corridor within the Potteries, shaped by pottery manufacturing, brickworks, and the main routes linking the six towns. Its growth in the 19th century brought dense workers’ housing alongside factories, workshops, and later commercial developments, creating a strongly urban character that still defines much of the area today.

This page lists the present and historic streets of Cobridge and links to descriptions of the origins of street names, old maps, local developments, and the changing character of the district over time. From its industrial expansion to its modern redevelopment, the streets of Cobridge reflect the layered history of the Potteries’ manufacturing heartland.

Today, Cobridge is a busy urban district, where remnants of its industrial past remain visible alongside contemporary housing and commercial activity. 

 

 


See also: Stoke-on-Trent street renaming index (covers citywide changes, including the 1950s renaming programme

Street names  Street renaming  
Abbey Street  Renamed to Spa Street in the early 1950s  
Adkins Street    Sometimes listed as in Sneyd Green
Alfred Street Renamed to Winifred Street in the early 1950s  
Ashburton Street    
Barrett Crescent    
Barrett Drive    
Blackwells Row    
Bowness Street originally Garden Row - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Bromley Street    
Church Terrace    
Cobridge Road    
Crane Street originally Arthur Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Crystal Street    
Davison Street    
Derwent Street    
Douglas Street    
Dryden Road    
Edgeware Street    
Elder Road   To Leek New Road
Elm Street    
Emerson Road    
Exmouth Grove    
Furnival Street    
Grange Street    
Grove Street    
Hawthorne Street    
Hillary Street originally Grant Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Holder Street originally LevesonRoad - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Kirby Street    
Mawdesley Street    
Mercia Crescent    
Milburn Road    
Moorcroft Street originally Back North Road - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Moore Street    
Mulgrave Street originally Hunter Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
North Road    
Orgreave Street    
Powell Street    
Remer Street    
Rushton Grove    
Rushton Road    
St. Peters Walk    
Sandbach Road    
Severn Street    
Shaw Street    
Sneyd Street    
Spa Street originally Abbey Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Stokesay Grove    
Stonor Street    
Sudlow Street    
Warburton Street    
Waterloo Road    Vale Place To Elder Road
Windermere Street    
Winifred Street originally Alfred Street - was renamed in the early 1950s Sometimes listed as Hanley
Woodall Street    
Wulstan Road    
Waterloo Road    Elder Road To Pitt Street
 

 


 



Page History:

  • Page created: 7 April 2007

  • Last Updated: 13 May 2026 - introduction added and improved navigation.