Madeley Junction To Buildwas Line
Madeley may refer to: Places * Madeley, Shropshire, a town, now part of the new town of Telford * Madeley, Staffordshire, near Newcastle-under-Lyme * Madeley, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Australia Other uses * Madeley (surname) * Madeley Wood Company, company * Madeley Old Manor, medieval manor * Madeley Old Hall, historic building * Madeley High School See also * Madeley railway station (other), for all stations named Madeley * Madely (other) * Madley Madley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire. It is located six miles west of the city of Hereford. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,200. Other settlements The parish includes the hamle ...

Madeley, Shropshire
Madeley is a constituent town and civil parish in Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. The parish had a population of 17,935 at the 2001 census. Madeley is recorded in the Domesday Book, having been founded before the 8th century. Historically, Madeley's industrial activity has largely been in mining, and later, manufacturing, which is still a large employer in the town, along with service industries. Parts of the parish fall within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ironbridge Gorge, the site of The Iron Bridge, and a key area in the development of Industry. History The settlement of Madeley is recorded as far back as the Domesday Book. The town was founded prior to the 8th century, and subsequently became a market town in the 13th century. Sigward, a local ruler in the time of King Æthelbald of Mercia, is said to have held 3 hides of land at Madeley. Between 727 and 736 he sold his holdings to Mildburh, daughter of Merewalh, sub-king of the Magonsæte. She was the ...
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