Dawley is a former mining town and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It was originally proposed be the main centre of the 'Dawley New Town' plan in 1963, however it was decided in 1968 to name the new town as 'Telford', after the engineer and road-builder Thomas Telford. Dawley is one of the older settlements in Shropshire, being mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086). It is divided into Dawley Magna and Little Dawley.
The Telford Steam Railway (TSR) is a heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire, England, formed in 1976.
Telford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Shaun Davies of the Labour Party.
Horsehay is a suburban village on the western outskirts of Dawley in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. Horsehay lies in the Dawley Hamlets parish, and on the northern edge of the Ironbridge Gorge area.
Telford and Wrekin Council elections are held every four years. Telford and Wrekin Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 54 councillors have been elected from 32 wards.
Lightmoor Junction was a railway junction between Ironbridge Power Station at Buildwas and Madeley Junction in Shropshire, England.
The Wellington to Craven Arms Railway was formed by a group of railway companies that eventually joined the Great Western Railway family, and connected Wellington, Shropshire and Shifnal, with Coalbrookdale, Buildwas, Much Wenlock and a junction near Craven Arms. Its objectives were dominated by the iron, colliery and limestone industries around Coalbrookdale.
The Wellington and Severn Junction Railway was a railway in Shropshire, England. It was built between 1857 and 1861 and formed part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. For much of its working life, it was operated by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways.
Dawley Hamlets is a civil parish in the Telford and Wrekin district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
Little Dawley, formerly known as Dawley Parva, is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the Dawley Hamlets civil parish alongside Aqueduct, Doseley, Horsehay, Lightmoor and Spring Village.
Horsehay and Dawley railway station is a heritage railway station in the town of Dawley and village of Horsehay in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1859, closed in 1962, then reopened in 1976 as part of the Telford Steam Railway. Originally, the station was on the former Wellington and Severn Junction railway. It consisted of one platform with a signal box at the end of the platform controlling access to the goods yard. It is now the working base of the Telford Steam Railway.
Doseley Halt railway station was a station serving the village of Doseley in Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1932 and closed in 1962.
Lightmoor Platform railway station was a station to serving the villages of Doseley and Lightmoor in Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1907 and closed in 1962. The station was situated on the Madeley Junction to Buildwas Line to the west of Lightmoor Junction.
Dawley Hamlets is a civil parish in the district of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. The parish contains 14 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish includes the settlements of Dawley, Doseley, and Horsehay. The listed buildings include houses and cottages, a farmhouse, a former canal aqueduct and bridge, a chapel, a church, offices, and a railway bridge.
Aqueduct is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the Dawley Hamlets civil parish alongside Doseley, Horsehay, Lightmoor, Little Dawley and Spring Village.
Lawley Village is a heritage railway station on the Telford Steam Railway in the village of Lawley and near the town of Telford in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. It has no station buildings and is a single platform with a passenger shelter. Work began on the station in 2005 and it was officially opened a decade later in 2015. The station is not far from the site of the former Lawley Bank station, which was only a short distance due north.
Spring Village is a heritage railway station on the Telford Steam Railway in the village of Horsehay and the town of Dawley in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. It has multiple rolling stock sidings for the Telford Steam Railway, station buildings with a single platform with a passenger shelter and a crossing into an Engine shed on Pool Side. Work began on the station in 1976 and it was officially opened a decade later in 1984 when it was open to the public. The station is adjacent to Horsehay and Dawley station.
Lightmoor, also known as Lightmoor Village is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England It forms part of the Dawley Hamlets civil parish alongside Aqueduct, Doseley, Horsehay, Little Dawley and Spring Village.
Spring Village is a location in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the Dawley Hamlets civil parish alongside Aqueduct, Doseley, Horsehay, Lightmoor and Little Dawley. The village was first mentioned in 1754 and 1757 when it was associated with the Horsehay Ironworks. It later developed around the Industrial Revolution and the-then new town of Telford in the 1960s and 1970s. It once had its own chapel but this closed in 1968 and it is also home to the Telford Steam Railway, which also has a station named Spring Village. The village is primarily residential and industrial.
