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Dawley

Dawley ( ) is a former mining town and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It was originally proposed to be the main centre of the 'Dawley New Town' plan in 1963, however it was decided in 1968 to name the new town as 'Telford', after the engineer and road-builder Thomas Telford. Dawley is one of the older settlements in Shropshire, being mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086). It is divided into Dawley Magna ("Great Dawley") and Little Dawley (also shown as Dawley Parva ("Little Dawley") on older maps).

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Dawley
UK place.static_image_caption: From the top clockwise: Dawley Town Hall, Holy Trinity Church, Horsehay and Dawley station on the Telford Steam Railway, Dawley and Stirchley Platform on the Silkin Way and High Street
UK place.website: Official website
UK place.population: 11,399
UK place.civil_parish: Great Dawley
UK place.unitary_england: Telford and Wrekin
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Shropshire
UK place.region: West Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster: Telford
UK place.post_town: TELFORD
UK place.postcode_district: TF4
UK place.postcode_area: TF
UK place.dial_code: 01952
UK place.os_grid_reference: SJ686068
UK place.type: Town and civil parish
UK place.parts_type: Areas of the town
UK place.p1: Dawley Bank (Part)