Dawley & Aqueduct
Ward in Telford and Wrekin, England
| Coordinates: | 52.658, -2.463 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 68 06 |
| Dialling code: | 01952 (Telford) |
Dawley and Aqueduct sit on the eastern side of Telford in Shropshire, an area shaped by the Industrial Revolution and later absorbed into the post‑war new town. The neighbourhood still shows its industrial past in old pit and ironworking sites and in the surviving canal features that give Aqueduct its name; at the same time there are Victorian terraces and newer council and private estates that reflect waves of development over the 19th and 20th centuries.
Today the community combines local shops, light industry and commuter links into the wider Telford and Midlands economy, with decent road connections to the M54 and rail services nearby. Culturally it is a working‑class area with active community groups, sports clubs and a civic memory tied to nearby heritage attractions such as Ironbridge Gorge, while social life often centres on local halls, pubs and schools rather than big commercial centres.
Postcode districts covering Dawley & Aqueduct
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 14.8 miles
- Dudley 18.9 miles
- Walsall 21.2 miles
- Telford 1.5 miles
- West Bromwich 22 miles
- Cannock 18.9 miles
- Shrewsbury 13.1 miles
- Stafford 18.2 miles
- Kidderminster 21 miles
- Stourbridge 19.7 miles
- Halesowen 22 miles
- Tipton 19.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Dawley Hamlets Parish 0.3 miles
- Great Dawley Parish 0.5 miles
- Horsehay & Lightmoor Ward 0.6 miles
- Brookside Ward 1 mile
- Malinslee & Dawley Bank Ward 1 mile
- Stirchley and Brookside Parish 1.1 miles
- Woodside Ward 1.4 miles
- Madeley Parish 1.4 miles
- The Nedge Ward 1.4 miles
- Telford Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Lawley and Overdale Parish 1.5 miles
- Madeley & Sutton Hill Ward 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Dawley & Aqueduct
TF4 3RR, TF4 3JX, TF4 2QL, TF4 3AL, TF4 3SN, TF4 3DF, TF4 3NN, TF4 3SR, TF4 3TN … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 33.2 miles
- Manchester Airport 48.7 miles
- Telford Central Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Oakengates Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Dawley & Aqueduct Ad
- International Hotel Telford 1.5 miles
- The Telford Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 2.3 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Telford Ironbridge 3 1.7 miles
- voco Telford - Ironbridge 3 1.3 miles
- White Hart Cafe Bar & Bistro 2.3 miles
- Half Moon Jackfield 3 2.4 miles
- YHA Ironbridge Coalport 3 2.7 miles
- Mercure Telford Centre Hotel 4 1.8 miles
- Premier Inn Telford International Centre 3 1.3 miles
- Ye Olde Robin Hood Inn 3 2.2 miles
Schools in Dawley & Aqueduct
- Captain Webb Primary School Primary
- Dawley C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Southall School Special
Local points of interest
- Madeley Court Estate 1.8 miles
- New Bucks Head Stadium 3.2 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 7.8 miles
- Davenport House Estate 8.5 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 8.5 miles
- Attingham Estate 8.7 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 11.2 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 11.6 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 12.2 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 14.7 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 17.6 miles