Alnwick.
There were formerly pot-works here; but no trace of them is now left, save the name of the street, “Potter Gate,” where they existed. The former name of this street was, in 1567, “Barresdale Street,” but potters having there located themselves, it became gradually changed. Another old street in this town now known as “Clayport,” was formerly called “Clay-peth,” peth being a provincialism for a steep road, and clay the nature of the soil; probably it was this clay that the Alnwick potters turned to good account.