Stone, a market-town of Staffordshire, on the left bank of the Trent, 7 miles NNW. of Stafford and 7 S. of Stoke-upon-Trent. It has a town-hall (1869), a market-hall (1868), Alleyne's grammar-school (1558), remains of an Augustinian monastery, two modern convents, and manufactures of earthenware, boots and shoes, beer, leather, &c. Pop. (1851) 3443; (1891) 5754.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 743
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