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Ironbridge Gorge

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canyon in The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England, UK

Key facts

Location
Ironbridge , United Kingdom
Criteria
Cultural: i, ii, iv, vi
Inscription
1986 (10th Session )
Area
547.9 ha
Website
www .ironbridge .org .uk
Coordinates
52°37′35″N 2°28′22″W / 52.62639°N 2.47278°W / 52.62639; -2.47278

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Encyclopedic overview

The Ironbridge Gorge looking east towards the Iron Bridge

The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep gorge, containing the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It was first formed by a glacial overflow from the long drained away Lake Lapworth, at the end of the last ice age. The deep exposure of the rocks cut through by the gorge exposed commercial deposits of coal, iron ore, limestone and fireclay, which enabled the rapid economic development of the area during the early Industrial Revolution.

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