Arleston & College
Ward in Telford and Wrekin, England
| Coordinates: | 52.698, -2.506 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 65 11 |
| Dialling code: | 01952 (Telford) |
Arleston & College is a primarily residential ward within the borough of Telford and Wrekin, on the outskirts of Telford in Shropshire. It combines post‑war and later new‑town housing with local shops, schools and green spaces, and benefits from good bus and road links into the town centre and surrounding employment areas.
Like much of the wider area it grew up as part of the Telford new‑town expansion, so the neighbourhood blends planned community facilities with traces of the older rural landscape; the ward also sits within easy reach of the region’s industrial heritage around Ironbridge Gorge. Economically the area is tied to the mix of manufacturing, logistics and service jobs that characterise Telford, and locally there are active community groups and school networks that help give the ward a strong neighbourhood feel.
Postcode districts covering Arleston & College
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 17.5 miles
- Dudley 22 miles
- Walsall 23.8 miles
- Telford 1.9 miles
- West Bromwich 24.8 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 24.5 miles
- Cannock 20.5 miles
- Shrewsbury 10.8 miles
- Stafford 18.4 miles
- Kidderminster 24.3 miles
- Stourbridge 23 miles
- Tipton 22.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wellington Parish 0.7 miles
- Ercall Ward 0.7 miles
- Haygate & Park Ward 0.8 miles
- Apley Castle Ward 1.1 miles
- Ketley Parish 1.2 miles
- Hadley & Leegomery Parish 1.3 miles
- Shawbirch & Dothill Ward 1.4 miles
- Lawley Ward 1.6 miles
- Eyton Upon The Weald Moors Parish 1.8 miles
- Telford Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Overdale & The Rock Ward 1.9 miles
- Oakengates & Ketley Bank Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Arleston & College
TF1 1JG, TF1 1SA, TF1 3BA, TF1 3EY, TF1 1RW, TF1 1AX, TF1 2DQ, TF1 1JS, TF1 1PX … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 36 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 46.1 miles
- Wellington Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Oakengates Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Arleston & College Ad
- The Huntsman of Little Wenlock 4 2.7 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Telford Ironbridge 3 2.7 miles
- International Hotel Telford 3.3 miles
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 7.4 miles
- Best Western Valley Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Riverside Shrewsbury by Greene King Inns 4 7.4 miles
- The Corbet Arms 8.2 miles
- The Lion 4 5.9 miles
- The Telford Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 5.6 miles
- Mercure Telford Centre Hotel 4 2.8 miles
Schools in Arleston & College
- Telford College Further education
- Wrekin College Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- New Bucks Head Stadium 0.2 miles
- Madeley Court Estate 5.1 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 6.2 miles
- Attingham Estate 6.8 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 8.5 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 9.9 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 10.2 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 11.6 miles
- Davenport House Estate 11.8 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 15.1 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 16.5 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 17.4 miles