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			{{Short description\|Suburb of Telford in Shropshire, England}}
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			\| static_image_caption = Old Park Roundabout, near to The Rock, Telford
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			\| post_town = TELFORD
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			'''The Rock'''<ref>{{cite web \|title=A Rock For Ramblers {{!}} Get Inspired {{!}} Methodist Insurance \|url=https://www.methodistinsurance.co.uk/get-inspired/rock-for-ramblers/ \|website=Methodist-Insurance \|access-date=6 January 2025 \|language=en}}</ref> is a suburb of ]<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Council \|first1=Telford & Wrekin \|title=New borough ward maps - Telford & Wrekin Council \|url=https://www.telford.gov.uk/downloads/file/24423/overdale_and_the_rock \|website=www.telford.gov.uk \|access-date=6 January 2025 \|language=en}}</ref> in the ] borough of ], England.<ref>{{cite web \|title=- Location Map \|url=https://britishplacenames.uk/the-rock-telford-and-wrekin-sj684094/maps \|website=britishplacenames.uk \|access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref> It is part of the ] civil parish.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Rock and Old Park trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council \|url=https://lawleyoverdale-pc.gov.uk/history-trail/the-rock-and-old-park-trail/ \|access-date=6 January 2025 \|date=1 August 2022}}</ref>

			== History ==
			The area was originally named after the nearby colliery in 1882.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Site of coal shaft, The Rock, Dawley Bank \|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MSA39020&resourceID=1015 \|website=www.heritagegateway.org.uk \|publisher=HERITAGEGATEWAY \|access-date=6 January 2025 \|ref=35983}}</ref> It was called Rock Colliery<ref>{{cite web \|title=Rock Colliery, including the site of the Pit Head Gear, removed 1960s \|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MSA39020&resourceID=1015 \|website=www.heritagegateway.org.uk \|publisher=HERITAGEGATEWAY \|access-date=6 January 2025 \|ref=02687}}</ref> and was slightly to the south of the hamlet.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Colliery_Year_Book_and_Coal_Trades_D/IEmbEx9bDxgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=The+Rock+colliery+Shropshire&dq=The+Rock+colliery+Shropshire&printsec=frontcover \|title=The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory \|date=1957 \|publisher=Iliffe Books Limited \|language=en}}</ref> There was also a ]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Rock Primitive Methodist Chapel, Telford, Shropshire \|url=https://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/content/chapels/shropshire/s-t/rock_pm_chapel_telford_shropshire#:~:text=zoom,David%20Jones:%202024 \|access-date=2025-01-06 \|website=My Primitive Methodiﬆs \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=The Rock Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mannerley Lane, Dawley Bank \|url=https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MSA18525&resourceID=1015 \|website=www.heritagegateway.org.uk \|publisher=HERITAGEGATEWAY \|access-date=6 January 2025 \|ref=14392}}</ref> and ]. The area was later incorporated into the-then new town of ].

			== Transport ==
			The area is served by buses that connect The Rock to the nearby settlements around Telford.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Overdale, adjacent to Acer Close – Bus Times \|url=https://bustimes.org/stops/3590E072100 \|access-date=2025-01-06 \|website=bustimes.org}}</ref>

			== References ==
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			== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 6 January 2025

Suburb of Telford in Shropshire, England

Suburb in England

The Rock
Suburb
Old Park Roundabout, near to The Rock, Telford
The RockLocation within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ685094
Civil parish	Lawley and Overdale
District	Telford and Wrekin
Shire county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TELFORD
Postcode district	TF3

Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands

UK Parliament	Telford
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°40′45″N 2°28′17″W / 52.679297°N 2.471396°W / 52.679297; -2.471396

The Rock is a suburb of Telford in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. It is part of the Lawley and Overdale civil parish.

History

The area was originally named after the nearby colliery in 1882. It was called Rock Colliery and was slightly to the south of the hamlet. There was also a chapel and engine house. The area was later incorporated into the-then new town of Telford.

Transport

The area is served by buses that connect The Rock to the nearby settlements around Telford.

References

"A Rock For Ramblers | Get Inspired | Methodist Insurance". Methodist-Insurance. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
Council, Telford & Wrekin. "New borough ward maps - Telford & Wrekin Council". www.telford.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"- Location Map". britishplacenames.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"The Rock and Old Park trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 1 August 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"Site of coal shaft, The Rock, Dawley Bank". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. HERITAGEGATEWAY. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"Rock Colliery, including the site of the Pit Head Gear, removed 1960s". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. HERITAGEGATEWAY. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
The Colliery Year Book and Coal Trades Directory. Iliffe Books Limited. 1957.
"The Rock Primitive Methodist Chapel, Telford, Shropshire". My Primitive Methodiﬆs. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"The Rock Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mannerley Lane, Dawley Bank". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. HERITAGEGATEWAY. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
"Overdale, adjacent to Acer Close – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

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