The Fast Developing Town of Telford - Shropshire

Telford - Shropshire is one of the newest towns in thethe main attractions being the Ironbridge Gorge and the
borough of Wreken and Telford. You will find Telford inUNESCO World Heritage Site. Telford uses the words,
the county of Shropshire, about 48km west ofThe Birthplace of Industry, as its slogan. By 1976, the
Birmingham and 21km east of Shrewsbury. In a censustown had attracted industries from Japan, Europe and
done in 2001, the town had 138,241 residents. Thisthe USA. These included Nikon, Hitachi Maxell and
figure is expected to grow to more than 200,000 byseveral IT companies.
2030.The town has a number of schools, one of which is a
Telford is the largest town in Shropshire and it istechnology college, the Thomas Telford School, which
definitely one of the UK's fast growing towns. Telfordhas enjoyed a 100% GCSE pass rate. The Telford
gets its name from an acclaimed civil engineer,College of Arts and Technology and Telford New
Thomas Telford. It was built as a brand new townCollege offer further education tuition. The University of
during the 1960s on land that was previously used forWolverhampton business school has its campus in the
agricultural and industrial purposes.town. A sporting college, Madeley Academy, opened in
The new town was populated by people from the2009.
nearby settlement areas of Dawley, Oakengates,The residents of Telford enjoy a variety of sports and
Madeley and Wellington. An impressive shopping mallthere are many professional, semi-professional and
called Telford Shopping Center was built in the centeramateur sporting clubs. These include ice hockey,
of the town, along with a large park. Construction offootball, American football, rugby, hockey, cricket and
the M54 finished in 1983 which put Telford in directtennis. The UK snooker championships are held in
connection with the West Midlands.Telford each year.
The town is now enjoying attention from tourists with