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| }}'''Lawley Bank'''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Britain |first=Geological Survey of Great |url=https:// |
}}'''Lawley Bank'''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Britain |first=Geological Survey of Great |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y7VIAAAAMAAJ&dq=lawley+bank&pg=PA223 |title=Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom ... Mining Records. Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |date=1879 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |language=en}}</ref> is a historic ] in the borough of ] in ], England.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title=Lawley Bank trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council |url=https://lawleyoverdale-pc.gov.uk/history-trail/lawley-bank-trail/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is located northwest of the town of ] and west of the town of ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title=Lawley Bank trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council |url=https://lawleyoverdale-pc.gov.uk/history-trail/lawley-bank-trail/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |language=en-GB}}</ref> It is part of the civil parish of ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-26 |title=History trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council |url=https://lawleyoverdale-pc.gov.uk/history-trail/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
| Lawley Bank<ref>{{Cite book |last=Co |first=Edward Cassey & |url=https:// |
Lawley Bank<ref>{{Cite book |last=Co |first=Edward Cassey & |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=As0mc_eyMa0C&dq=lawley+bank+shropshire&pg=PA368 |title=Edward Cassey and Co.'s History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire, ...: Prefixed Will be Found the Population Returns of England and Wales, in 1851&1861; ... |date=1871 |publisher=Edward Cassey&Company |language=en}}</ref> was built on the Shropshire Coalfield alongside the neighbouring village of ]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Petty |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wNeAAAAcAAJ&dq=lawley+bank+history&pg=PA331 |title=The History of the Primitive Methodist Connexion from Its Origin to the Conference of 1859 |date=1860 |publisher=R. Davies, Conference Offices |language=en}}</ref> during the ].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raistrick |first=Arthur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6O_EAAAQBAJ&dq=lawley+bank&pg=PT137 |title=Industrial Archaeology: An Historical Survey |date=2023-05-26 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-92442-8 |language=en}}</ref> There were multiple types of industry including concrete plants, brickworks and factories opening in and around the village.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title=Dawley Bank trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council |url=https://lawleyoverdale-pc.gov.uk/history-trail/dawley-bank-trail/#:~:text=Dawley%20Bank%20and%20Lawley%20Bank,the%20English%20Channel%20in%201875. |access-date=2025-01-05 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The village later became part of the Dawley New Town in 1963, which later became Telford. | ||
| == Amenities == | == Amenities == | ||
| Most of the villages amenities are located on Birchfield Way. There is a memorial to 2nd Lieutenant Clifford Wallace Jensen<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-11-29 |title=USA WWII pilot Clifford W Jensen honoured with Telford plaque |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-20542244 |access-date=2025-01-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>, who was killed |
Most of the villages amenities are located on Birchfield Way. There is a memorial to 2nd Lieutenant Clifford Wallace Jensen<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-11-29 |title=USA WWII pilot Clifford W Jensen honoured with Telford plaque |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-shropshire-20542244 |access-date=2025-01-05 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>, who was killed during ] and was based at the former ], near ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rowe |first=Nathan |date=2022-05-06 |title=Telford ceremony to remember fallen American WW2 pilots |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/telford/2022/05/06/ceremony-to-remember-fallen-second-world-war-pilots-to-take-place-in-telford/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=www.shropshirestar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-30 |title=Telford memorial plaque is tribute to WW2 plane hero |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/11/30/telford-memorial-plaque-is-tribute-to-ww2-plane-hero/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=www.shropshirestar.com |language=en}}</ref> The memorial straddles the boundary between Lawley Bank and Dawley Bank. | ||
| == Transport == | == Transport == | ||
| There are regular buses through the village between Telford, ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lawley, adjacent to The Grazing Cow – Bus Times |url=https://bustimes.org/stops/3590E031711 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=bustimes.org}}</ref> | There are regular buses through the village between Telford, ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lawley, adjacent to The Grazing Cow – Bus Times |url=https://bustimes.org/stops/3590E031711 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=bustimes.org}}</ref> | ||
| The village was also formerly served by the ] with a ] on Station Road.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clarke |first=Neil |url=https:// |
The village was also formerly served by the ] with a ] on Station Road.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clarke |first=Neil |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RlFpCAAAQBAJ&dq=lawley+bank+shropshire+railway&pg=PT105 |title=Railways of East Shropshire Through Time |date=2015-04-15 |publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited |isbn=978-1-4456-4031-0 |language=en}}</ref> This is now occupied by housing estates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farnworth |first=Roger |date=2022-07-07 |title=Lawley |url=https://rogerfarnworth.com/tag/lawley/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Roger Farnworth |language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| Lawley Bank | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Site of the former railway station | |
  Lawley BankLocation within Shropshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ676086 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TELFORD |
| Postcode district | TF3 |
| Dialling code | 01952 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Lawley Bank is a historic mining village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It is located northwest of the town of Dawley and west of the town of Telford. It is part of the civil parish of Lawley and Overdale.
History
Lawley Bank was built on the Shropshire Coalfield alongside the neighbouring village of Dawley Bank during the Industrial Revolution. There were multiple types of industry including concrete plants, brickworks and factories opening in and around the village. The village later became part of the Dawley New Town in 1963, which later became Telford.
Amenities
Most of the villages amenities are located on Birchfield Way. There is a memorial to 2nd Lieutenant Clifford Wallace Jensen, who was killed during World War II and was based at the former RAF Atcham, near Shrewsbury. The memorial straddles the boundary between Lawley Bank and Dawley Bank.
Transport
There are regular buses through the village between Telford, Shrewsbury and Madeley.
The village was also formerly served by the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway with a railway station on Station Road. This is now occupied by housing estates.
References
- Britain, Geological Survey of Great (1879). Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom ... Mining Records. Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. H.M. Stationery Office.
- "Lawley Bank trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- "Lawley Bank trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- "History trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 26 July 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- Co, Edward Cassey & (1871). Edward Cassey and Co.'s History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire, ...: Prefixed Will be Found the Population Returns of England and Wales, in 1851&1861; ... Edward Cassey&Company.
- Petty, John (1860). The History of the Primitive Methodist Connexion from Its Origin to the Conference of 1859. R. Davies, Conference Offices.
- Raistrick, Arthur (26 May 2023). Industrial Archaeology: An Historical Survey. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-92442-8.
- "Dawley Bank trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- "USA WWII pilot Clifford W Jensen honoured with Telford plaque". BBC News. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- Rowe, Nathan (6 May 2022). "Telford ceremony to remember fallen American WW2 pilots". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- "Telford memorial plaque is tribute to WW2 plane hero". www.shropshirestar.com. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- "Lawley, adjacent to The Grazing Cow – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- Clarke, Neil (15 April 2015). Railways of East Shropshire Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-4031-0.
- Farnworth, Roger (7 July 2022). "Lawley". Roger Farnworth. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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