Places to see in ( Telford - UK )
Places to see in ( Telford - UK )
Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, about 13 miles east of Shrewsbury, and 30 miles north west of Birmingham. Telford is the largest town in Shropshire, and one of the fastest-growing towns in the United Kingdom.
Telford is named after civil engineer Thomas Telford, who engineered many road and rail projects in Shropshire. The town was put together in the 1960s and 1970s as a new town on previously industrial and agricultural land and smaller towns. Like other planned towns of the era, Telford was created from the merger of other, smaller settlements, most notably the towns of Wellington, Oakengates, Madeley and Dawley. Many of the New Town's newer inhabitants were originally from Birmingham or Wolverhampton.
Telford Shopping Centre, a modern shopping mall, was constructed at the new town's geographical centre, along with an extensive Town Park. The M54 motorway was completed in 1983, improving the town's road links with the West Midlands conurbation.
On Telford's southern boundaries is the Ironbridge Gorge, a scenic tourist destination and UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town of Telford advertises itself as The Birthplace of Industry, due to it having Coalbrookdale and other places in the Ironbridge Gorge area, within its boundary. These areas are internationally recognised as being important to the Industrial Revolution, and being to a large extent constructed on the Shropshire Coalfield.
Telford town centre lies about 21 kilometres (13 mi) east/south-east of Shrewsbury and 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of Wolverhampton. The town comprises 7,803 hectares (30.13 square miles) and its southern and eastern parts, between the Severn Gorge and Donnington Wood, include the East Shropshire coalfield. North and north-west Telford lie beyond the coalfield's boundary fault on sandstone beds which, along with other Triassic formations , prevail over much of the North Shropshire plain.
The commercial centre of the town is the aptly named Telford Town Centre, located off Junction 5 of the M54 motorway, completed in the 1980s. It is home to the administrative headquarters of Telford & Wrekin council, which are now based at Addenbrook House on Ironmasters Way, after moving from Civic Offices in December 2012. The large Telford Shopping Centre (and the accompanying Town Park), various office blocks, such as the blue office towers (Telford Plaza), and the Windsor Life building. The Forge retail park and a large Odeon Cinema are also located in the area. Telford also houses one of the Midland's few ice skating rinks near the newly built Telford International Centre (TIC). The TIC comprises a number of hall and event spaces. It holds parties, conferences, concerts and is the current home of the UK Snooker Championship in December. A major Shropshire landmark, also now part of Telford, is The Iron Bridge, located in Ironbridge. It was the first bridge of its size in the world made out of cast iron. In the same area is the Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most important landmark in the area is The Wrekin. There is also the Lilleshall Monument erected to the Duke of Sutherland, which has recently been restored.
Telford is situated at the terminus of the M54 motorway, a spur of the M6 linking the town with Wolverhampton and the West Midlands, and on the A5 road between Shrewsbury and Cannock. The town has three railway stations on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line: Wellington, Oakengates and Telford Central.
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Places to see in ( Shropshire - UK )
Places to see in ( Shropshire - UK )
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Powys and Wrexham in Wales to the west and north-west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east and Herefordshire to the south. Shropshire Council was created in 2009, a unitary authority taking over from the previous county council and five district councils. The borough of Telford and Wrekin has been a separate unitary authority since 1998 but continues to be included in the ceremonial county.
The county's population and economy is centred on five towns: the county town of Shrewsbury, which is culturally and historically important and close to the centre of the county; Telford, a new town in the east which was constructed around a number of older towns, most notably Wellington, Dawley and Madeley, which is today the most populous; and Oswestry in the north-west, Bridgnorth just to the south of Telford, and Ludlow in the south. The county has many market towns, including Whitchurch in the north, Newport north-east of Telford and Market Drayton in the north-east of the county.
The Ironbridge Gorge area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale and a part of Madeley. There are other historic industrial sites in the county, such as at Shrewsbury, Broseley, Snailbeach and Highley, as well as the Shropshire Union Canal.
The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers about a quarter of the county, mainly in the south. Shropshire is one of England's most rural and sparsely populated counties, with a population density of 136/km2 (350/sq mi). The Wrekin is one of the most famous natural landmarks in the county, though the highest hills are the Clee Hills, Stiperstones and the Long Mynd. Wenlock Edge is another significant geographical and geological landmark. In the low-lying northwest of the county overlapping the border with Wales is the Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve, one of the most important and best preserved bogs in Britain. The River Severn, Great Britain's longest river, runs through the county, exiting into Worcestershire via the Severn Valley. Shropshire is landlocked and with an area of 3,487 square kilometres (1,346 sq mi) is England's largest inland county. The county flower is the round-leaved sundew.
Shropshire is connected to the rest of the United Kingdom via a number of road and rail links. Historically, rivers and later canals in the county were used for transport also, although their use in transport is now significantly reduced. The county's main transport hub is Shrewsbury, through which many significant roads and railways pass and join.
Alot to see in ( Shropshire - UK ) such as :
Adcote nr.Shrewsbury
Aqualate Hall, Newport
Attingham Park, Atcham
Benthall Hall, Broseley
Blists Hill, Madeley
Boscobel House, nr. Wolverhampton
Broseley Pipe Museum, Broseley
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway, Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth Castle, Bridgnorth
Brown Clee Hill, South Shropshire
Burford House
Caer Caradoc, nr. Church Stretton
Cambrian Heritage Railway, Oswestry and Llynclys
Chetwynd Park, Newport
Cardingmill Valley, Church Stretton
Clun Castle, Clun
Flounder's Folly, nr. Craven Arms
Fordhall castle and farm
Haughmond Hill, nr. Shrewsbury
Haughmond Abbey
Hawkstone Park, North Shropshire
Hopton Castle, nr. Craven Arms
Ironbridge Gorge
Kynaston's Cave, nr. Nesscliffe
Langley Chapel, nr. Shrewsbury
The Long Mynd, Church Stretton
Ludlow Castle, Ludlow
Mitchell's Fold, nr. Chirbury
Moreton Corbet Castle, Moreton Corbet
Newport Guildhall, Newport
Offa's Dyke Path, Welsh Marches
Puleston Cross, Newport
Severn Valley Railway, Bridgnorth
Shrewsbury Abbey, Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury
Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), South Shropshire
Shropshire Union Canal
Snailbeach nr. Shrewsbury
South Telford Heritage Trail, Telford
St Laurence Church, Ludlow
The Stiperstones, nr Pontesbury
Stokesay Castle, nr Craven Arms
Sunnycroft, Wellington
Telford Steam Railway, Telford
Titterstone Clee Hill, nr. Ludlow
Wenlock Edge, Much Wenlock
Wenlock Priory
White Ladies Priory
Whittington Castle, nr. Oswestry
The Wrekin (and Ercall) nr. Wellington
Wroxeter, nr. Atcham
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Royalty and Religion in Shropshire
Our visit to English Heritage sites in Shropshire: Boscobel House, White Ladies Priory, and Lilleshall Abbey
Tintern Abbey: Exploring Roger Bigod's Great Abbey Church in Tintern, Wales
We had thought we would have to skip Tintern Abbey to save time, but since we signed up for the Cadw Explorer Pass at Chepstow we got into Tintern Abbey free. How could we resist free? I don't remember why Tintern Abbey was on our list, but several de Clares and children of William Marshal are buried there.
Tintern Abbey is a fairly short drive from Chepstow. The abbey is located in the Wye River valley near the village of the same name. It was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on 9 May 1131 on the Welsh side of the river. Little of the original buildings remain, though a concrete outline on the ground mark where it used to be. The monks of Tintern were Cistercian, or White Monks, of the Benedictine order. They lived an austere life and focused their work on agriculture.
The building complex of Tintern Abbey was built over a period of 400 years. Besides the usual cloister and monk's quarters it included an infirmary which treated the ill and injured from the surrounding area. During the 13th century, following a generous grant by Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk, the great church was built. Although work continued for decades, the church was first used in 1288 and consecrated in 1301. The stained glass of the East window contained Roger Bigod's coat of arms in thanks to him.
The remains of the great church are still seen today. It was built of Old Red Sandstone in the Gothic style popular in that day. Its color ranged from purple to buff and grey, though it was probably whitewashed. It is 228 feet long and 150 feet wide at the transept.
The abbey suffered a labor shortage after the Black Death devastated the country in 1349, and some of the church properties were destroyed during the Welsh uprising under Owain Glyndwr in the 15th century. The most damage was done after the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII. The church was surrendered to the king's visitors on 3 September 1536. The valuables were removed to the Royal Treasury and the building granted to the lord of Chepstow, Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester. The lead from the roof was sold and the rest of the structure allowed to decay.
During the 17th and 18th centuries the ruins were used as housing by the workers at the local wireworks. However, in the 18th century interest in the romantic ruins in the wilds of the country increased, and the abbey became one of the stops on tours by boat along the Wye River which included Chepstow Castle. Tourists were captivated by the ivy-covered walls, and artists and poets made Tintern Abbey the object of their creative efforts. Access was made easier in 1829 when the Wye Valley turnpike was completed, and the Wye Valley Railway opened a station in Tintern in 1876.
The renewed interest in ruined abbeys as historic and architectural treasures led to the purchase of Tintern Abbey from the Duke of Beaufort in 1901, and restoration began in 1914. Cadw took over care of the abbey in 1984.
Burials at Tintern include:
Isabel (de Clare) Marshal
Gilbert fitzGilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Maud (Marshal) de Warenne
Eve (Aife or Aoife) MacMurrough
Sibilla (Marshal) de Ferrers
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Photos of Shropshire
Fields, Nature, Snow, Morning, Forest
GRANVILLE COLLIERY - Telford - Shropshire
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At the original Donnington village centre there was a coal wharf linked by rail to the Granville Colliery, Shropshire's last deep coal mine.
This mine tapped into the Donnington Wood coalfield (where most of the local coal and ironstone reserves are located and which once came to the surface where it was mined in the 18th Century at Donnington Wood).
In 1818 the Lilleshall Company began sinking a number of deep mines around Donnington Wood, extracting over 400,000 tons of coal a year from the area by 1871.
This industrial heritage links the original Donnington village to the Industrial Revolution that Telford proudly asserts began with the first large scale smelting of iron using coke in the Coalbrookdale area of Telford.
Upcott Squire in The SpingTime
Upcott Squire House and Annex is situated just outside the charming rural village of Nomansland, famous for the good food served at The Mount Pleasant Pub. Within two miles are the traditional countryside villages of Rackenford and Witheridge. Great location for exploring Exmoor and the North Devon coast.
The guest accommodation is in a self contained annex next to the house, sleeping 2/4 people. The annex has been newly refurbished in keeping with the traditional farmhouse style.
One small dog welcome
White Ladies Priory
The allgedly haunted but nonetheless atmospheric White Ladies Priory, not far from Boscobel House and the Royal Oak, where Charles II hid from Parliamentarians in September 1651.
St Marys Church - Market Drayton - Shropshire
Another beautiful little church located in the market town of Market Drayton, Shropshire.
flowers ('Andalucia' by Hammock
Flowers photographed in Powys Castle gardens, 26/6/2012