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Lightmoor
Village
Cullis Drive, Lightmoor Village
LightmoorLocation within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ681055
Civil parish	Dawley Hamlets
Unitary authority	Telford and Wrekin
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TELFORD
Postcode district	TF4
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Telford
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°39′01″N 2°28′52″W / 52.650199°N 2.481184°W / 52.650199; -2.481184

Lightmoor, also known as Lightmoor Village is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the Dawley Hamlets civil parish alongside Aqueduct, Doseley, Horsehay, Little Dawley and Spring Village.

History

Lightmoor was first mentioned in 1180 when Richard of Dawley recorded the then hamlet of nothing more than a small forge. It then slightly expanded in 1580 when the Ridges at Lightmoor developed both a forge and smithy. These are commonly believed to be the starting point for the industries and growth that later developed during the industrial revolution. The hamlet then expanded to a mining village for the amount of industry around the area and Ironbridge Gorge. It also saw the opening of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway which built a branch from a junction with nearby Shifnal to Buildwas via Madeley, Lightmoor Platform, Coalbrookdale and Green Bank. The line between Lightmoor Junction and Wellington ceased operations in 1963 and the line between Shifnal and Ironbridge power station closed in 2015. The nearby Telford Steam Railway are currently expanding their line towards Lightmoor Junction and there are plans to reopen a station at Lightmoor. The area has also seen a brand new purpose built garden village being built between Horsehay and the old Lightmoor settlement.

Amenities

Lightmoor is primarily residential with the nearest amenities in Horsehay, Dawley and Telford. Although amenities are also located in the newly built Lightmoor Village estate.

Transport

The area has bus services connecting it to Telford, Madeley, Dawley and Sutton Hill. The nearest railway stations are both Telford Central and Shifnal. The Telford Steam Railway also operate nearby at Horsehay and Dawley, Spring Village and Lawley Village.

References

1. "Dawley: Economic history | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
2. "Tyhe Finney by David Amias". www.dawleyhistory.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
3. "Community Hub | Community News and Events". www.dawley-hamlets.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
4. Page, William (1985). The Victoria History of Shropshire. A. Constable and Company. ISBN 978-0-19-722763-3.
5. "Dawley's History by P. Sherry : Dawley Heritage". www.dawleyheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
6. Girardet, Herbert (1996). The Gaia Atlas of Cities: New Directions for Sustainable Urban Living. UN-HABITAT. ISBN 978-1-85675-097-4.
7. Champ2019-06-21T05:00:00+01:00, Hamish. "Jessup appointed to build final homes at Lightmoor Village". Housing Today. Retrieved 3 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. "Lightmoor Village - Welcome to Lightmoor Village". bvtlightmoorvillage.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
9. "Horsehay, opposite Lightmoor Square – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.