Dawley Bank is a former mining village and suburb of

Telford Telford () is a town in the Telford and Wrekin borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Shropshire, England. The wider borough covers the town, its suburbs and surrounding towns and villages. The town is close to the county's eastern b ...

and

Dawley Dawley ( ) is a former mining town and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It was originally proposed be the main centre of the 'Dawley New Town' plan in 1963, however it was decided in 1968 to name the new ...

in the borough of

Telford and Wrekin Telford and Wrekin is a Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough and unitary authority in Shropshire, England. In 1974, a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire was created called the Wrekin, named after The Wrekin, a prominent hill to the ...

Shropshire Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...

, England. It is part of the civil parish of

Lawley and Overdale Lawley and Overdale is a civil parish in Telford and Wrekin unitary area, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. The parish includes an area of central and western Telford, south of the M54 motorway. Places in the parish are Lawley, S ...

History

Dawley Bank was built on the Shropshire Coalfield alongside the neighbouring village of Lawley Bank during the

Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes, succee ...

. 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. Dawley Bank is mentioned in

John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman, (; 28 August 190619 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architect ...

poem "A Shropshire Lad", about swimmer

Matthew Webb Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was an English seaman, swimmer and stuntman who became the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. Webb increased the popularity of swimming in Engl ...

, born in

: it refers to his ghost "swimming along the old canal / That carried the bricks to Lawley ... And paying a call at Dawley Bank while swimming along to Heaven".

Amenities

Most of the villages amenities are located on Milners Lane. There are public houses, a shop and a

Baptist church Baptists are a denomination within Protestant Christianity distinguished by baptizing only professing Christian believers ( believer's baptism) and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of ...

Transport

There are regular buses through the village between Telford, Dawley,

Much Wenlock Much Wenlock is a market town and Civil parishes in England, parish in Shropshire, England; it is situated on the A458 road between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the north-east, is the Ironbridge Gorge and Telford. The civil parish incl ...

Bridgnorth Bridgnorth is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the United Kingd ...

and

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References

{{Reflist Villages in Shropshire Lawley and Overdale Telford Great Dawley