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Snedshill
Snedshill is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the St George's and Priorslee civil parish alongside Central Park, Priorslee, Redhill and St George's. History The village was originally nothing more than a woodland. The arrival of the Lilleshall Company and its mineral railway saw the area around Snedshill and Mumpton Hill was developed with houses, industries and roads. There was also a brickworks owned by the Lilleshall Company that operated in the village until its closure in 1966. Transport The village is close to the Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury line with the nearest railway stations being Oakengates and nearby Shifnal. The village is also close to the route of the original Watling Street which runs until the Lime Kiln Bank Roundabout. It then mostly disappears under the many areas of Telford until it resumes past nearby Wellington. There are also regular buses connecting the village to Telford and Wellington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Park (Telford)
Oakengates is a historic market town and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. The town's parish population was recorded as 8,517 in the 2001 census. Etymology The name is not derived from "oak" or "gates" but is derived from the Ancient Brythonic name for the valley which was Usc-con, meaning The Lake (''Usc'' (water)) and the confluence (''Cond'') of two streams (see Cartlidge), and from the Old Norse ''gata'', path; see gh- in Indo-European roots. meaning boundary or Road. So Usc-con gait is at the Road at the vale of Usc-con. ''The Vales and Gates of Usc-Con: A history of Oakengates'' was written by local historian Reverend J.E.G. Cartlidge whose name is commemorated in the name of the retirement home Cartlidge House. History Roman Period In 48 A.D, Watling Street, a pretty important road for transportation and travel, was built by the romans. The road passed directly through what is nowadays known as Oakengates and was sorrounded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priorslee
Priorslee is a large village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the St George's and Priorslee civil parish alongside Central Park, Redhill, Snedshill and St George's. History The village occupies an area that was home to a Roman settlement at nearby Red Hill. Roman coins were found in the surrounding area. Priors-Lee was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Shifnal, on 1 April 1898 Priors Lee became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished to form Oakengates. In 1931 the parish had a population of 2644. It later became part of Telford alongside neighbouring villages and towns between the 1960s and 1970s. St Peter's Church Until 1838, a chapel occupied the site of the present-day church. It was demolished and replaced by the church between 1825 and 1827. The church was then dedicated to Saint Peter and given Grade II listing. The church contains three war memorials: an oak pulpit with marble plaque listing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George's And Priorslee
St George's and Priorslee is a civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. The parish had a population of 11,033 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census, and has an area of . Geography The parish lies northeast of the Telford and east of the town of Oakengates. The A5 road (Great Britain), A5 runs through the area, and junction 4 of the M54 motorway is just to the south. The Priorslee area is also the site of major housing developments concentrating some of the more expensive housing in the town of Telford Education The Priorslee area of Telford contains the Priorslee Campus of the University of Wolverhampton. At the centre of the Priorslee Campus is the grade II listed building, listed eighteenth century Priorslee Hall. There is also a primary school and a secondary school (Holy Trinity Academy, Telford, Holy Trinity Academy). Parish council The parish councils in England, parish council covers the settlements within the area and is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telford
Telford () is a town in the Telford and Wrekin borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Shropshire, England. The wider borough covers the town, its suburbs and surrounding towns and villages. The town is close to the county's eastern boundary, and near the River Severn. The notable hill near the town called The Wrekin is part of the Shropshire Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To the south of the town is the Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Places around the Ironbridge Gorge area, which were developed into the town itself, are internationally recognised as being "The Birthplace of Industry" being to a large extent constructed during the Industrial Revolution on the Shropshire Coalfield. The town is the main administrative centre for Telford and Wrekin Council. The M54 motorway was completed in 1983, improving the town's road links with the West Midlands conurbation, Wolverhampton is south east and Birmingham is in the same direction. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George's, Shropshire
St George's is a large village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the St George's and Priorslee civil parish alongside Central Park, Priorslee, Redhill, Snedshill and St George's West. History The village occupies an area that was home to a Roman settlement at nearby Red Hill. Roman coins were found in the surrounding area. St Georges was locally known as Pains Lane until the 1860s. At one point, it was recorded as King'es Wood in 1577 which was located adjacent to the modern-day village. St George's Church In 1861, a church was built in tribute to George Granville 2nd Duke of Sutherland. It remains an active place of worship and is a Grade II listed building. Industrial revolution By the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, St George's grew rapidly following the arrival of both the Lilleshall Company in nearby Oakengates and the opening of the Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury Railway. It alongside neighbouring Priorslee grew rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telford And Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin is a Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough and unitary authority in Shropshire, England. In 1974, a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire was created called the Wrekin, named after The Wrekin, 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 counties of England, ceremonial county and shares institutions such as the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, Fire and Rescue Service and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, Community Health with the rest the county. The borough's major settlement is Telford, which was designated a new towns in the United Kingdom, new town in the 1960s and incorporated the towns of Dawley, Madeley, Shropshire, Madeley, Oakengates, and Wellington, Shropshire, Wellington. After the Telford conurbation, which includes the aforementioned towns, the next-largest settlement is Newport, Shropshire, Newport w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington, Shropshire
Wellington is a market town and a civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It is situated northwest of Telford and east of Shrewsbury, near the western terminus of the M54 motorway. The summit of The Wrekin lies 3 miles to the southwest. Wellington’s population was 25,554 in the 2011 census. History A church has stood for almost 1,000years and a priest is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The original churchyard still remains. A new church, dedicated to All Saints, designed by George Steuart, was built in 1789. Wellington's first market charter was granted to Giles of Erdington, lord of the manor, in 1244 and a market still exists today. The market had an open-sided market hall by 1680, and possibly much earlier, but it was dismantled in about 1805. In 1841 a market company was formed to purchase the market rights from Lord Forester in 1856. In 1848 the company built a town hall with the butter market below, creating a permanent covered sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watling Street
Watling Street is a historic route in England, running from Dover and London in the southeast, via St Albans to Wroxeter. The road crosses the River Thames at London and was used in Classical Antiquity, Late Antiquity, and throughout the Middle Ages. It was used by the ancient Britons and paved as one of the main Roman roads in Britannia (Roman-governed Great Britain during the Roman Empire). The line of the road was later the southwestern border of the Danelaw with Wessex and Mercia, and Watling Street was numbered as one of the major highways of medieval England. First used by the ancient Britons, mainly between the areas of modern Canterbury and using a natural ford near Westminster, the road was later paved by the Romans. It connected the ports of Dubris (Dover), Rutupiae ( Richborough Castle), Lemanis ( Lympne), and Regulbium (Reculver) in Kent to the Roman bridge over the Thames at Londinium (London). The route continued northwest through Verulamium (St&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shifnal Railway Station
Shifnal railway station is a railway station which serves the town of Shifnal in Shropshire, England. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains, who provide the majority of services that call here (it is also served by Transport for Wales). The station (opened in 1849) is located on a viaduct/causeway high above the village itself. It is on the Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line. When Shifnal was controlled by semaphore signalling it boasted a three-storey signal box. The building by the entrance at street level is not in railway use and there are no permanent buildings left at platform level. Facilities The station is unstaffed, but does have a ticket machine. Waiting shelters are provided on both platforms and service running information is given via CIS displays, timetable poster boards and customer help points on each side. Level access is possible from the car park on the Birmingham-bound platform (1) only - the main entrance on Market Place is below platform level an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakengates Railway Station
Oakengates railway station serves the town of Oakengates, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It has two platforms. Rail services are primarily provided by West Midlands Trains with Transport for Wales providing a service on late evenings through the week, and a limited service on Sundays. Between Oakengates and is the Oakengates Tunnel. Oakengates Tunnel This tunnel was a major problem in the construction of the railway, delaying the project by three years between 1846 and 1849. Details of the difficulties, including unseasonable weather, are contained in a report dated 21 August 1848 from Robert Stephenson, Consulting Engineer, and William Baker, the Shropshire Union Railway Engineer. Originally built for broad-gauge railways, this tunnel is the only one on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line and the longest of the three railway tunnels presently in use in Shropshire, stretching for 471 yards. The tunnel passed under the summit level of the Shropshire Canal and was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
