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Village in England
Dawley Bank
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The Bulls Head Pub in Dawley Bank
Dawley Bank is located in ShropshireDawley BankDawley BankLocation within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ681085
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTELFORD
Postcode districtTF4
Dialling code01952
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
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England
Shropshire
52°40′26″N 2°28′07″W / 52.673809°N 2.468521°W / 52.673809; -2.468521

Dawley Bank is a former mining village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It is located midway between the towns of Dawley and Telford, where it forms part of the border between the parishes of Great Dawley and Lawley and Overdale. It is part of the civil parish of Lawley and Overdale.

History

Dawley Bank was built on the Shropshire Coalfield alongside the neighbouring village of Lawley 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 Milners Lane. There are two public houses, a Co-op Food store and Baptist Church. There is also a memorial to 2nd Lieutenant Clifford Wallace Jensen, who was killed in during World War II and was based at the former RAF Atcham, near Shrewsbury. The memorial straddles the boundary between Dawley Bank and Lawley Bank.

Transport

There are regular buses through the village between Telford, Dawley, Much Wenlock, Bridgnorth and Wellington.

References

  1. "Dawley Bank trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. Britain, Geological Survey of Great (1863). Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. H.M. Stationery Office.
  3. Britain, Great (1823). The London Gazette. T. Neuman.
  4. "History trail - Lawley and Overdale Parish Council". 26 July 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  5. of, Directories-Gloucester, County (1863). The Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and the City of Bristol, Etc.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "Dawley: Economic history | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  7. "BBC - Shropshire - Your Place and Mine - Dawley". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  8. "Dawley's History by P. Sherry : Dawley Heritage". www.dawleyheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  9. "Wrekin View, Dawley Bank". Admiral Taverns. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  10. "Dawley Baptist Church". www.dawleybaptist.org.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  11. "USA WWII pilot Clifford W Jensen honoured with Telford plaque". BBC News. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  12. Rowe, Nathan (6 May 2022). "Telford ceremony to remember fallen American WW2 pilots". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  13. "Telford memorial plaque is tribute to WW2 plane hero". www.shropshirestar.com. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  14. "Dawley Bank – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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