The borough's major settlement is Telford, which was designated a "new town" in the 1960s and incorporated the towns of Dawley, Madeley, Oakengates, and Wellington. After the Telford conurbation, which includes the aforementioned towns, the next-largest settlement is Newport which is located in the northeast of the borough and is not part of the original new town of Telford. The borough borders Staffordshire, but is surrounded by the unitary district of Shropshire which covers the area previously administered by Shropshire County Council.
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 covering the area of five former districts, plus a small part of a sixth:[2]
From Shifnal Rural District, the part of the parish of Shifnal within the designated area of Telford New Town (which was added to the parish of Lilleshall)[3]
The district was initially called "Wrekin", but during 1974 the council changed the name to "The Wrekin".[4][5] A significant part of the new district was within the designated area of the Telford New Town, which had been initially designated in 1963 as Dawley New Town before being enlarged and renamed to Telford in 1968. The Telford Development Corporation existed alongside the elected councils until it was wound up in 1991, running various functions such as town planning which would otherwise have been council responsibilities.[6]
All of the council houses previously owned by Wrekin District Council and the subsequent Telford and Wrekin Council were transferred to a newly created housing association, the Wrekin Housing Trust, in 1999 which now owns the majority of social housing in Telford.[8]
Telford and Wrekin applied unsuccessfully for city status in 2000. The district was granted borough status in 2002.
Towns, villages and other settlementsedit
Telford and Wrekin (yellow) in the ceremonial and historic county of Shropshire.
Telford and Wrekin operates a cabinet-style council. It has 54 elected councillors who appoint the seven cabinet members, including the leader, each year. The cabinet members make decisions as a whole and meet every two weeks.[9]
Telford and Wrekin is part of the West Mercia Policepolice area. The force is based in Worcester (outside Shropshire) and the borough's area is a Territorial Policing Unit in the force's organisation.
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Telford and Wrekin at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.
^"Shropshire". Database of Local Government Orders. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^"Business-led 'revolution' continues". Birmingham Post. 28 January 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^"The Borough of Telford and Wrekin (Electoral Changes) Order 2002", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2002/2373, retrieved 18 September 2022, The name of the borough was changed from The Wrekin to Telford and Wrekin on 1st April 1998
^"Cabinet". Telford and Wrekin Council. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
^"Honorary Freemen of the Borough". Telford and Wrekin Borough Council. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
^Robertson, Dominic (11 June 2022). "Freedom of the borough for Telford charity". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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Telford & Wrekin Council
March 20, 2024
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Telford and Wrekin is a borough and unitary authority in Shropshire England In 1974 a non metropolitan district of Shropshire was created called The Wrekin named after a prominent hill to the west of Telford In 1998 the district became a unitary authority and was renamed Telford and Wrekin which remains part of the Shropshire ceremonial county and shares institutions such as the Fire and Rescue Service and Community Health with the rest the county Telford and Wrekin TelfordUnitary authority area and boroughThe WrekinNickname WrekinShown within ShropshireCoordinates 52 40 52 N 2 26 19 W 52 68111 N 2 43861 W 52 68111 2 43861CountryUnited KingdomRegionWest MidlandsCountyShropshireAdmin HQTelfordGovernmentArea Total112 09 sq mi 290 31 km2 Population Total185 600 Density1 700 sq mi 640 km2 Ethnicity 2021 1 Ethnic groupsList 88 2 White5 4 Asian2 6 Mixed2 9 Black0 9 otherReligion 2021 1 ReligionList 47 6 Christianity40 9 no religion2 7 Islam0 7 Hinduism0 1 Judaism1 5 Sikhism0 3 Buddhism0 5 other5 6 not statedTime zoneGMTISO 3166 codeGB TFWWebsitewww wbr telford wbr gov wbr ukThe borough s major settlement is Telford which was designated a new town in the 1960s and incorporated the towns of Dawley Madeley Oakengates and Wellington After the Telford conurbation which includes the aforementioned towns the next largest settlement is Newport which is located in the northeast of the borough and is not part of the original new town of Telford The borough borders Staffordshire but is surrounded by the unitary district of Shropshire which covers the area previously administered by Shropshire County Council Contents 1 History 2 Towns villages and other settlements 3 Divisions 3 1 Parishes 3 2 Wards 3 3 Election history 4 Governance 5 Policing 6 Economy 7 Freedom of the Borough 7 1 Individuals 7 2 Military Units 7 3 Organisations and Groups 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editThe district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 covering the area of five former districts plus a small part of a sixth 2 Dawley Urban District Newport Urban District Oakengates Urban District Wellington Rural District Wellington Urban District From Shifnal Rural District the part of the parish of Shifnal within the designated area of Telford New Town which was added to the parish of Lilleshall 3 The district was initially called Wrekin but during 1974 the council changed the name to The Wrekin 4 5 A significant part of the new district was within the designated area of the Telford New Town which had been initially designated in 1963 as Dawley New Town before being enlarged and renamed to Telford in 1968 The Telford Development Corporation existed alongside the elected councils until it was wound up in 1991 running various functions such as town planning which would otherwise have been council responsibilities 6 On 1 April 1998 as a result of the Local Government Commission for England s review the district became a unitary authority independent from Shropshire County Council On the same day the district s name was changed from The Wrekin to Telford and Wrekin 7 All of the council houses previously owned by Wrekin District Council and the subsequent Telford and Wrekin Council were transferred to a newly created housing association the Wrekin Housing Trust in 1999 which now owns the majority of social housing in Telford 8 Telford and Wrekin applied unsuccessfully for city status in 2000 The district was granted borough status in 2002 Towns villages and other settlements edit nbsp Telford and Wrekin yellow in the ceremonial and historic county of Shropshire Settlements in Telford and Wrekin Coalbrookdale Crudgington Edgmond Great Bolas High Ercall Ironbridge Jackfield Lilleshall Little Wenlock Newport town Church Aston Longford Roden Telford new town Dawley town Donnington Donnington Wood Hadley Ketley Lawley Madeley town Muxton Oakengates town Shawbirch Priorslee Stirchley St George s Trench Wellington town Sambrook Shropshire Tibberton Waters Upton WrockwardineDivisions editParishes edit The borough is divided into 29 civil parishes List of parishesWards edit For the borough council itself there is a system of thirty wards to elect councillors List of wards at Telford and Wrekin website Current ward councillors at Telford and Wrekin website nbsp 1 Admaston and Bratton 2 Apley Castle3 Arleston4 Brookside5 Church Aston and Lilleshall6 College7 Dawley and Aqueduct8 Donnington9 Dothill10 Edgmond and Ercall Magna11 Ercall12 Hadley and Leegomery13 Haygate14 Horsehay and Lightmoor15 Ironbridge Gorge 16 Ketley and Overdale 17 Madeley and Sutton Hill18 Malinslee and Dawley Bank19 Muxton20 Newport North and West21 Newport South and East22 Oakengates and Ketley Bank23 Park24 Priorslee25 Shawbirch26 St Georges27 The Nedge28 Woodside29 Wrockwardine30 Wrockwardine Wood and TrenchElection history edit Borough elections are held every 4 years Previous Election ResultsGovernance editMain article Telford and Wrekin Council Telford and Wrekin operates a cabinet style council It has 54 elected councillors who appoint the seven cabinet members including the leader each year The cabinet members make decisions as a whole and meet every two weeks 9 Telford and Wrekin is currently a Labour controlled council Policing editTelford and Wrekin is part of the West Mercia Police police area The force is based in Worcester outside Shropshire and the borough s area is a Territorial Policing Unit in the force s organisation Economy edit nbsp Telford Plaza in Telford Town Centre nbsp St Mary s Street in NewportThis is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Telford and Wrekin at current basic prices published pp 240 253 by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British pounds sterling Year Regional gross value added table 1 Agriculture table 2 Industry table 3 Services table 4 1995 1 763 28 865 8702000 2 072 20 773 1 2792003 2 370 21 850 1 500 Components may not sum to totals due to rounding includes hunting and forestry includes energy and construction includes financial intermediation services indirectly measuredFreedom of the Borough editThe following People and Military Units and Organisations and Groups have received the Freedom of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items June 2022 Individuals edit Iris Butler 2002 Richie Woodhall 2002 Lee Carter 2005 Elizabeth Holt 2008 Peter Gibbons 2009 George Whyle 2011 Corporal Ricky Fergusson 2012 Mickey Bushell 2014 Alan Olver 2015 John Alfred David Gill 2017 Liam Davies 2023Military Units edit The Rifles 29 May 2010 10 11 Organisations and Groups edit Telford Crisis Support 11 June 2022 12 The Wrekin Housing GroupSee also editTelford and Wrekin local elections The Wrekin prominent hill to the west of Telford 1990s UK local government reform Shropshire Council the other unitary authority in Shropshire Healthcare in ShropshireReferences edit a b UK Census 2021 2021 Census Area Profile Shropshire Local Authority E06000020 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 5 January 2024 The English Non metropolitan Districts Definition Order 1972 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 1972 2039 retrieved 18 September 2022 The New Parishes Order 1973 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 1973 688 retrieved 18 September 2022 The English Non metropolitan districts Names Order 1973 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 1973 551 retrieved 18 September 2022 Shropshire Database of Local Government Orders Local Government Boundary Commission for England Retrieved 18 September 2022 Business led revolution continues Birmingham Post 28 January 1992 p 27 Retrieved 18 September 2022 The Borough of Telford and Wrekin Electoral Changes Order 2002 legislation gov uk The National Archives SI 2002 2373 retrieved 18 September 2022 The name of the borough was changed from The Wrekin to Telford and Wrekin on 1st April 1998 About Us the Wrekin Housing Group Cabinet Telford and Wrekin Council Retrieved 5 May 2010 Honorary Freemen of the Borough Telford and Wrekin Borough Council Retrieved 14 June 2022 Council to honour the Rifles Regiment with the Freedom of the Borough Telford amp Wrekin Council Archived from the original on 17 November 2015 Retrieved 13 November 2015 Robertson Dominic 11 June 2022 Freedom of the borough for Telford charity The Shropshire Star Retrieved 14 June 2022 External links editTelford amp Wrekin Council Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Telford and Wrekin amp oldid 1208800245, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
