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Judge rules Telford council must disclose Stoneyhill test results • Nov. 8, 2024, 4:36 AM ET (BBC)
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Telford man starts awareness-raising walk around Britain from Barmouth • Nov. 2, 2024, 12:06 AM ET (BBC)
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Telford hospital chapel transformed into multi-faith room • Oct. 24, 2024, 9:40 AM ET (BBC)

Telford, new town and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), Telford and Wrekin unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Shropshire, western England. It lies north and east of the hill of the Wrekin, which has an elevation of 1,335 feet (407 metres).

Dawley, now part of Telford, was designated a new town in 1963 to draw off population and industry from the city of Birmingham and the adjacent industrial region known (because of its pollution-coated landscapes) as the Black Country. In 1968 the area of the new town was enlarged and the official name changed to Telford, and intense housing and factory development transformed the area. Pop. (2001) Telford and Dawley, 40,437; Telford urban area, 138,241; (2011) Telford built-up area subdivision, 142,723.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.