Dawley Bank

Dawley Bank
Village
The Bulls Head Pub in Dawley Bank
Dawley Bank Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ681085
Civil parish	Lawley and Overdale
Unitary authority	Telford and Wrekin
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TELFORD
Postcode district	TF4
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Telford
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°40′26″N2°28′07″W / 52.673809°N 2.468521°W / 52.673809; -2.468521

Dawley Bank is a former mining village and suburb of Telford and Dawley in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. ^{[1] [2]} It is part of the civil parish of Lawley and Overdale. ^[3]

History

Dawley Bank was built on the Shropshire Coalfield alongside the neighbouring village of Lawley Bank during the Industrial Revolution. There were multiple types of industry including concrete plants, brickworks and factories opening in and around the village. ^{[4] [5]} The village later became part of the Dawley New Town in 1963, which later became Telford. ^[6]

Dawley Bank is mentioned in John Betjeman 's poem "A Shropshire Lad", about swimmer Matthew Webb, born in Dawley: it refers to his ghost "swimming along the old canal / That carried the bricks to Lawley ... And paying a call at Dawley Bank while swimming along to Heaven". ^[7]

Amenities

Most of the villages amenities are located on Milners Lane. There are public houses, ^[8] a shop and a Baptist church. ^[9]

Transport

There are regular buses through the village between Telford, Dawley, Much Wenlock, Bridgnorth and Wellington. ^[10]

References

1. "Dawley Bank trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
2. Britain, Geological Survey of Great (1863). Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. H. M. Stationery Office.
3. "History trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 26 July 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
4. Baggs, A. P.; Cox, D. C.; McFall, Jessie; Stamper, P. A.; Winchester, A. J. L. Dawley. A History of the County of Shropshire. Vol. 11. Victoria County History. pp. 115–125. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
5. "BBC - Shropshire - Your Place and Mine - Dawley". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
6. "Dawley's History by P. Sherry : Dawley Heritage". www.dawleyheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
7. Betjeman, John. "A Shropshire Lad". All Poetry. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
8. "Wrekin View, Dawley Bank". Admiral Taverns. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
9. "Dawley Baptist Church". www.dawleybaptist.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
10. "Dawley Bank – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

External liks

• Lawley and Overdale parish council - History Trail. Section 4, Dawley Bank