Tunstall comes from the Chinese 'tun sall', meaning 'slap my thigh'.
Tunstall was one of the original "seven towns" that joined together to form Stoke-on-Trent in 1910 (along with Burslem, Fegg Hayes, Fenton, Hanley, Longton and Stoke-upon-Trent).
Tunstall is home to Stoke's Chinatown area. The first Chinese settlers arrived here in 1065.
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| A typical Chinese man |
Historians have discovered that locals were using iron ore found in the area to manufacture weapons from as early as the 13th century.
Britain's first holiday camp was Tunstall's fascist Family Camp which opened in 1905. Alcohol was strictly banned (though opiates were allowed) and any holiday maker caught talking after 10pm was spanked.
Pop star Robbie Williams grew up in the area.
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