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== Transport == == Transport ==
The area is served by buses that connect Old Park to the nearby settlements around Telford.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Park, Telford – Bus Times |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/old-park-telford |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=bustimes.org}}</ref>{{unreliable source?}} The area is served by buses that connect Old Park to the nearby settlements around Telford.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Park, Telford – Bus Times |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/old-park-telford |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=bustimes.org}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=January 2025}}


== References == == References ==

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Suburb of Telford in Shropshire, England

Suburb in England
Old Park
Suburb
Old Park Methodist Chapel, Telford
Old Park is located in ShropshireOld ParkOld ParkLocation within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ689095
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTELFORD
Postcode districtTF3
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Shropshire
52°41′00″N 2°27′30″W / 52.683398°N 2.458435°W / 52.683398; -2.458435

Old Park 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

Old Park was originally occupied by Old Park Iron Company, which was owned by Malinslee Hall. The hall was demolished in the 1970s, being replaced by the then-new town of Telford. Old Park was incorporated into the new town centre and is now a suburb of the town.

Transport

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

References

  1. "Gazetteer of British Place Names". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. "Old Park". www.rootschat.com. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  3. The Spectator. F.C. Westley. 1873.
  4. "The Rock and Old Park trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 1 August 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. Frost, Allan (15 September 2010). Telford Through Time. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3135-6.
  6. Jones, Megan (29 August 2024). "Plans for former Telford factory site set for approval despite historic canal lock concerns". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  7. Neal, Toby (6 April 2021). "Looking back: 'Little Birmingham' and the last days before the Telford revolution". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  8. "Old Park, Telford – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

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