The Rock | |
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Suburb | |
![]() Old Park Roundabout, near to The Rock, Telford | |
Location within Shropshire | |
OS grid reference | SJ685094 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TELFORD |
Postcode district | TF3 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
The Rock [1] is an area of Telford [2] in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. [3] It is a ward of the Lawley and Overdale civil parish. [4]
The area was originally named after the nearby colliery in 1882. [5] It was called Rock Colliery [6] and was slightly to the south of the hamlet. [7] There was also a chapel [8] [9] and engine house. The area was later incorporated into the-then new town of Telford.
The area is served by buses that connect The Rock to the nearby settlements around Telford. [10]