Telford and Wrekin

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Telford and Wrekin
Telford
Unitary authority area and borough
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The Wrekin
Nickname: 
Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin UK locator map.svg
Shown within Shropshire
Coordinates: 52°40′52″N2°26′19″W / 52.68111°N 2.43861°W / 52.68111; -2.43861
Country United Kingdom
Region West Midlands
County Shropshire
Admin HQ Telford
Government
Area
 • Total112.09 sq mi (290.31 km2)
Population
 • Total185,600
 • Density1,700/sq mi (640/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
 •  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[1]
 •  Religion
List
Time zone GMT
ISO 3166 code GB-TFW
Website telford.gov.uk

Telford and Wrekin is a borough and unitary authority in Shropshire, England. In 1974, a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire was created called the Wrekin, named after a prominent hill to the west of Telford. In 1998, the district became a unitary authority and was renamed "Telford and Wrekin", which remains part of the Shropshire ceremonial county and shares institutions such as the Fire and Rescue Service and Community Health with the rest the county.

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The borough's major settlement is Telford, which was designated a new town in the 1960s and incorporated the towns of Dawley, Madeley, Oakengates, and Wellington. After the Telford conurbation, which includes the aforementioned towns, the next-largest settlement is Newport which is located in the northeast of the borough and is not part of the original new town of Telford. The borough borders Staffordshire, but is surrounded by the unitary district of Shropshire which covers the area previously administered by Shropshire County Council.

History

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 covering the area of five former districts, plus a small part of a sixth: [2]

The district was initially called "Wrekin", but during 1974 the council changed the name to "The Wrekin". [4] [5] A significant part of the new district was within the designated area of the Telford New Town, which had been initially designated in 1963 as Dawley New Town before being enlarged and renamed to Telford in 1968. The Telford Development Corporation existed alongside the elected councils until it was wound up in 1991, running various functions such as town planning which would otherwise have been council responsibilities. [6]

On 1 April 1998, as a result of the Local Government Commission for England's review, the district became a unitary authority, independent from Shropshire County Council. On the same day the district's name was changed from "The Wrekin" to "Telford and Wrekin". [7]

All of the council houses previously owned by Wrekin District Council and the subsequent Telford and Wrekin Council were transferred to a newly created housing association, the Wrekin Housing Trust, in 1999 which now owns the majority of social housing in Telford. [8]

Telford and Wrekin applied unsuccessfully for city status in 2000. The district was granted borough status in 2002.

Towns, villages and other settlements

Telford and Wrekin (yellow) in the ceremonial and historic county of Shropshire. Shropshire Telford and Wrekin.PNG
Telford and Wrekin (yellow) in the ceremonial and historic county of Shropshire.

Settlements in Telford and Wrekin -

Divisions

Parishes

The borough is divided into 29 civil parishes.

Wards

For the borough council itself there is a system of thirty wards to elect councillors.

Telford and Wrekin Electoral Wards.png 1 – Admaston and Bratton

2 – Apley Castle

3 – Arleston

4 – Brookside

5 – Church Aston and Lilleshall

6 – College

7 – Dawley and Aqueduct

8 – Donnington

9 – Dothill

10 – Edgmond and Ercall Magna

11 – Ercall

12 – Hadley and Leegomery

13 – Haygate

14 – Horsehay and Lightmoor

15 – Ironbridge Gorge

16 – Ketley and Overdale

17 – Madeley and Sutton Hill

18 – Malinslee and Dawley Bank

19 – Muxton

20 – Newport North and West

21 – Newport South and East

22 – Oakengates and Ketley Bank

23 – Park

24 – Priorslee

25 – Shawbirch

26 – St Georges

27 – The Nedge

28 – Woodside

29 – Wrockwardine

30 – Wrockwardine Wood and Trench

Election history

Borough elections are held every 4 years.

Governance

Telford and Wrekin operates a cabinet-style council. It has 54 elected councillors who appoint the seven cabinet members, including the leader, each year. The cabinet members make decisions as a whole and meet every two weeks. [9]

Telford and Wrekin is currently a Labour controlled council.

Policing

Telford and Wrekin is part of the West Mercia Police police area. The force is based in Worcester (outside Shropshire) and the borough's area is a Territorial Policing Unit in the force's organisation.

Demography

Ethnic Group2001 census [10] 2011 census [11] 2021 census [12]
Number%Number%Number%
White: Total150,01494.8%154,41592.7%163,63888.2%
White: British 147,31493%149,096153,93683%
White: Irish 1,061729723
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller ––166203
White: Roma––––187
White: Other 1,6394,4248,589
Asian or Asian British: Total5,1283.2%6,99110,0675.4%
Asian or Asian British: Indian 2,6233,0764,559
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani 1,5981%2,2433,368
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi 98162207
Asian or Asian British: Chinese 542647818
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian2678631,115
Black or Black British: Total9280.6%1,7795,3512.9%
Black or Black British: African 2631,0233,962
Black or Black British: Caribbean 567607748
Black or Black British: Other Black 98149641
Mixed: Total1,7281.1%2,9834,844
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean9351,4232,083
Mixed: White and Black African108278676
Mixed: White and Asian4520.3%7991,315
Mixed: Other Mixed233483770
Other: Total5274731,643
Other: Arab––86–242
Other: Any other ethnic group5273871,401
Non-White: Total8,3115.2%12,2267.3%21,90511.8%
Total158,325100%166,641100%185,543100%

Economy

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Telford Plaza in Telford Town Centre.
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St Mary's Street in Newport

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Telford and Wrekin at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.

YearRegional gross value added [table 1] Agriculture [table 2] Industry [table 3] Services [table 4]
19951,76328865870
20002,072207731,279
20032,370218501,500
  1. ↑ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
  2. ↑ includes hunting and forestry
  3. ↑ includes energy and construction
  4. ↑ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

Freedom of the Borough

The following people, military units and organisations have received the Freedom of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin.

People

Military units

Organisations

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Shropshire Local Authority (E06000020)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 18 September 2022
  3. ↑ "The New Parishes Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1973/688, retrieved 18 September 2022
  4. ↑ "The English Non-metropolitan districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 18 September 2022
  5. ↑ "Shropshire". Database of Local Government Orders. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Business-led 'revolution' continues". Birmingham Post. 28 January 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "The Borough of Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2002/2373, retrieved 18 September 2022, The name of the borough was changed from The Wrekin to Telford and Wrekin on 1st April 1998
  8. ↑ "About Us | the Wrekin Housing Group".
  9. ↑ "Cabinet". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Office of National Statistics; 2001 Census Key Statistics". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "2011 Census: Ethnic Group, local authorities in England and Wales". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Ethnic group - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Honorary Freemen of the Borough". Telford and Wrekin Borough Council. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Council to honour the Rifles Regiment with the Freedom of the Borough - Telford & Wrekin Council". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  15. ↑ Robertson, Dominic (11 June 2022). "Freedom of the borough for Telford charity". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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