St George's is a large village in the

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 ...

borough in

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, England. It forms part of the

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 northea ...

civil parish alongside

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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 ...

, Redhill,

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 ...

and St George's West.

History

The village occupies an area that was home to a

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settlement at nearby Red Hill.

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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

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, St George's grew rapidly following the arrival of both the Lilleshall Company in nearby

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and the opening of the Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury Railway. It alongside neighbouring Priorslee grew rapidly for workers of the company and railway.

Present day

St George's is a predominantly residential village with some local shopping amenities and is also close Stafford Park which is a mix of industrial and retail.

Transport

The village is close to the Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury line with the nearest railway stations being

and nearby

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. Historically, the village was served by the nearby Stafford - Shrewsbury Line with a station in nearby

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and Donnington. The village is also close to the route of the original

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which runs until the Lime Kiln Bank Roundabout. It then mostly disappears under the many areas of

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until it resumes past nearby

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. There are also regular buses connecting the village to Telford,

, Newport, Wellington and

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