Alsager: A Town in Cheshire, Near Stoke-on-Trent

Alsager is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is not in Stoke-on-Trent.

Location Context

• 21 miles (34 km) south of Manchester city centre.
• 15 miles (24 km) north of Stoke-on-Trent city centre.
• Close to the Cheshire/Staffordshire border.

Administrative Clarification

• Cheshire East Council provides local services (since 2009).
• Ceremonial county: Cheshire (for lieutenancy and shrievalty).
• Historic county: Cheshire.

While Alsager is close to Stoke-on-Trent and shares a telephone dialing code (01270) with parts of it, it is firmly within Cheshire administratively and geographically.