Great Dawley
Parish in Telford and Wrekin, England
| Coordinates: | 52.664, -2.461 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 68 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01952 (Telford) |
Great Dawley sits on the eastern edge of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England, with easy views towards the famous Wrekin and not far from the industrial heritage of the Ironbridge Gorge. The landscape blends suburban streets with remnants of the old industrial working landscape - spoil heaps, terraces and canal lines - giving a clear sense of its past and its place between town and countryside.
Historically the area was shaped by coal, ironworking and brickmaking in the 18th and 19th centuries and later became part of the Telford new town development, so today it has a mixed economy of light industry, retail and local services. Local life is rooted in community hubs, heritage groups and regular events that celebrate that industrial past while serving a socially mixed population enjoying improved transport links and countryside access.
Postcode districts covering Great Dawley
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Dudley 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Walsall 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Telford 1.2 miles1.9 km
- West Bromwich 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Cannock 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Shrewsbury 13.1 miles21 km
- Stafford 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Kidderminster 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Stourbridge 20 miles32.2 km
- Halesowen 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Tipton 19.4 miles31.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Dawley & Aqueduct Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Dawley Hamlets Parish 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Malinslee & Dawley Bank Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Horsehay & Lightmoor Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Lawley and Overdale Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Telford Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Stirchley and Brookside Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Nedge Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Brookside Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Overdale & The Rock Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Lawley Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Hollinswood and Randlay Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
Example postcodes in Great Dawley
TF4 3JX, TF4 2HG, TF3 2JS, TF4 3DX, TF4 2NW, TF3 4LN, TF4 2EY, TF4 2NN, TF4 2AL … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 33.3 miles53.6 km
- Manchester Airport 48.3 miles77.7 km
- Telford Central Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Oakengates Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
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Schools in Great Dawley
- Captain Webb Primary School Primary
- Dawley C of E Primary Academy Primary
- Old Park Primary School Primary
- Southall School Special
- The Telford Langley School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Madeley Court Estate 2.2 miles3.5 km
- New Bucks Head Stadium 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Viroconium Archaeological site 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Attingham Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Davenport House Estate 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Sundorne Castle Estate 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Bomere Wood Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 14.8 miles23.7 km
- Blore Heath Historic site 17.1 miles27.5 km