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Hancock's Pottery
Introduction
The town of Buckley, in Flintshire, North Wales, has been associated with the production of pottery for at least 600 years. A series of excavations and field surveys have identified 19 pottery production sites around Buckley ranging in date from medieval to the closure of the last pottery in 1946. The peak period of production was at the end of the 17th century.
The site of Hancock’s pottery was excavated in 1974-1975 when part of the pottery dump was sampled ahead of road building. This was one of the major production sites in Buckley and operated from 1790-1886. Documentary records show the peak production was in c. 1803 followed by a general decline.
