To the north is the Potteries conurbation, which is served from the M6 by the A500. The A500, via Newcastle under Lyme, serves as a business loop from the M6 to the city of [[Stoke-on-Trent]]. At junction 16, the northernmost junction for the A500, the M6 crosses from Staffordshire into [[Cheshire]]. | To the north is the Potteries conurbation, which is served from the M6 by the A500. The A500, via Newcastle under Lyme, serves as a business loop from the M6 to the city of [[Stoke-on-Trent]]. At junction 16, the northernmost junction for the A500, the M6 crosses from Staffordshire into [[Cheshire]]. |