Little Dawley

Little Dawley
Village
The Red Lion
Little Dawley Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ683060
Civil parish	Dawley Hamlets
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°39′09″N2°28′05″W / 52.652371°N 2.468044°W / 52.652371; -2.468044

Little Dawley, formerly known as Dawley Parva, ^[1] is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. ^[2] It forms part of the Dawley Hamlets civil parish alongside Aqueduct, Doseley, Horsehay, Lightmoor and Spring Village. ^[3]

History

The villages history is intertwined with the nearby town of Dawley, having grown around the town and its development. ^[4] It was historically one half of the town, known as Dawley Parva before being renamed to Little Dawley. Despite its proximity to the town, it is separate as a civil parish from Dawley. ^[5]

Amenities

The village is primarily a mix of residential, industrial and commercial. The main village centre is located on Holly Road.

War memorial

The war memorial plaques from the redundant St Luke's Church, Doseley, were moved to a new parish war memorial erected in 1999 at Holly Road, Little Dawley. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} The memorial consists of a cross on a brick plinth with plaques relating to both World Wars on a roughly hewn stone within a gravelled area. ^[10]

Transport

The village has bus services connecting it to Telford, Madeley, Dawley and Sutton Hill. ^[11] The nearest railway stations are both Telford Central and Shifnal. The Telford Steam Railway also operate nearby at Horsehay and Dawley, Spring Village and Lawley Village.

Notable people

Samuel Peploe (1667-1752), later Bishop of Chester, was a native of Dawley Parva, where he was baptised.

Dalian Atkinson (1968-2016), former Aston Villa striker was living in Little Dawley at the time of his death in 2016. ^[12]

References

1. Eyton, Robert William (1859). Antiquities of Shropshire. J.R. Smith.
2. www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Dawley_Parva,_Shropshire,_England_Genealogy . Retrieved 3 January 2025.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Community Hub | Community News and Events". www.dawley-hamlets.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
4. Page, William (1973). A History of Shropshire. A. Constable and Company. ISBN   978-0-19-722729-9.
5. "Dawley: Churches | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
6. "War Memorial – Holly Road". Dawley Hamlets Parish Council. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
7. "Little Dawley or Dawley Parva". www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
8. "Memorial plaques removed from the redundant St Luke's Church ..." (PDF). Little Dawley Parish Council. Retrieved 20 January 2025.Full list of names
9. "Little Dawley or Dawley Parva". War Memorials Register. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
10. Francis, Peter (2013). Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance. YouCaxton Publications, Bishops Castle. p. 134. ISBN   978-1-909644-11-3.
11. "Little Dawley – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
12. ""Charismatic Dalian enriched our lives"". Shropshire Star. 21 November 2016. p. 4.Report by Lisa O'Brien, published following his funeral.