Overdale & The Rock
Ward in Telford and Wrekin, England
| Coordinates: | 52.683, -2.468 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 68 09 |
| Dialling code: | 01952 (Telford) |
Overdale & The Rock is a ward within the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It is largely residential, with a mix of post‑war and newer housing, local shops and small parks that give the area a suburban, community‑focused feel.
Locally there are schools, community centres and grassroots groups, and many residents commute into Telford and nearby towns for work; the ward benefits from easy access to both employment areas and surrounding countryside. Its identity is shaped more by neighbourhood activities and local civic life than by a single landmark, reflecting the broader industrial and historic landscape of the borough.
Postcode districts covering Overdale & The Rock
Most populated places nearby
- Wolverhampton 15.6 miles
- Dudley 20.1 miles
- Walsall 22 miles
- Telford 0.8 miles
- West Bromwich 22.9 miles
- Newcastle-under-Lyme 24.9 miles
- Cannock 19 miles
- Shrewsbury 12.5 miles
- Stafford 17.4 miles
- Kidderminster 22.7 miles
- Stourbridge 21.1 miles
- Halesowen 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lawley and Overdale Parish 0.3 miles
- Lawley Ward 0.8 miles
- Telford Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Ketley Parish 0.9 miles
- Malinslee & Dawley Bank Ward 0.9 miles
- Oakengates & Ketley Bank Ward 1 mile
- Oakengates Parish 1.2 miles
- Great Dawley Parish 1.3 miles
- Dawley Hamlets Parish 1.7 miles
- Horsehay & Lightmoor Ward 1.7 miles
- St. Georges Ward 1.7 miles
- Dawley & Aqueduct Ward 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Overdale & The Rock
TF3 5BL, TF3 5ED, TF3 5AZ, TF3 5BE, TF3 5AD, TF3 5BB, TF3 5DJ, TF3 5AQ, TF3 4TG … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 34.1 miles
- Manchester Airport 47 miles
- Oakengates Railway Station 1 mile
- Telford Central Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Overdale & The Rock Ad
- The Huntsman of Little Wenlock 4 2.8 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham Telford Ironbridge 3 0.9 miles
- International Hotel Telford 1.3 miles
- Mercure Telford Centre Hotel 4 0.9 miles
- The Telford Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 4.1 miles
- Best Western Valley Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- The Lion 4 4.8 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Telford Ironbridge M54 3 2.9 miles
- Riverside Shrewsbury by Greene King Inns 4 8.3 miles
- Mytton and Mermaid - Brunning and Price 4 8.9 miles
Schools in Overdale & The Rock
- Newdale Primary School & Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- New Bucks Head Stadium 1.7 miles
- Madeley Court Estate 3.5 miles
- Viroconium Archaeological site 7.6 miles
- Attingham Estate 8.3 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 9.6 miles
- Davenport House Estate 10.1 miles
- Sundorne Castle Estate 10.3 miles
- Bomere Wood Forest 11.4 miles
- Greenhous Meadow Stadium 11.8 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 14.6 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 15.5 miles
- Blore Heath Historic site 15.9 miles