Wrockwardine Wood (pronounced "Rock-war-dine"[citation needed]) was originally a detached piece of woodland, then a township, formerly belonging to the manor and parish of Wrockwardine. Wrockwardine is located approximately 7 miles west from Wrockwardine Wood.
Wrockwardine Wood is located in north east Telford in Shropshire and is bordered by Donnington, St Georges, Trench, The Nabb and Oakengates. The local government parish of Wrockwardine Wood and Trench comprises most of the Church of England parish of Wrockwardine Wood. In the eighteenth century industrial revolution Wrockwardine Wood was inhabited by coal and iron mine workers and their families.[citation needed] So many people had become Primitive Methodists that the Church of England set up a new parish in 1833 and built a very attractive red brick church (Holy Trinity).[citation needed] The 2 Methodist chapels recently[when?] closed, being replaced by Oakengates United Church (Methodist and United Reformed Church.)[citation needed]
"The Snake" is a small woodland area in Wrockwardine Wood. It was also known as the Cinder Hill for many years.[citation needed] It consists of one main lake and many small swamps along with a large field and many pathways connecting Wrockwardine Wood to Donnington.
The route of the Donnington Canal ran through the southern section of the area,[citation needed] and there was also a Tin Chapel (the "dissident Methodist" Central Hall) that sat on top of one of the many "hills", but was dismantled during the 1980s.[citation needed]
The area is commonly known as "The Snake" because of its winding paths which locals say reminded them of a snake.[citation needed] The surrounding woods and clearings landscaped by Wrekin Council[who?] are signposted as "The Central Hall".
The area is used by many people, especially those travelling to and from schools and the supermarket in Donnington Wood on the site of a former pit mound known as the Nobby Bank.[citation needed] The hilly wooded Cockshutt is nearby. Wrekin Council[who?] preserved these old industrial places as countryside.[citation needed]
Educationedit
Wrockwardine Wood is home of secondary school Telford Priory School, in New Road, created in 2015 from the amalgamation of Wrockwardine Wood Art Academy (founded originally as Wrockwardine Wood Secondary School) and Sutherland Co-operative Academy.[2]
Notable peopleedit
Champion jockey Sir Gordon Richards (1904-1986) grew up in childhood at Wrockwardine Wood where he lived at 1 The Limes, a row of cottages in Plough Road built on land bought by his mother and still standing. He rode helping his parents' pony and trap service to Oakengates station.[3]
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^"Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
^"Ofsted rates Wrockwardine Wood academy "inadequate"". BBC News. 13 April 2015.
^"Great Lives: Champ Gordon's iron will for first place brings end to Derby curse". Shropshire Star. 21 February 2022. pp. 20, 29.Article by Toby Neal, part of series on Midlands worthies.
February 12, 2024
wrockwardine, wood, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, decembe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wrockwardine Wood news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wrockwardine Wood pronounced Rock war dine citation needed was originally a detached piece of woodland then a township formerly belonging to the manor and parish of Wrockwardine Wrockwardine is located approximately 7 miles west from Wrockwardine Wood Wrockwardine WoodThe Fountain Inn public house Wrockwardine WoodWrockwardine WoodLocation within ShropshirePopulation5 440 2011 1 OS grid referenceSJ705115Civil parishWrockwardine Wood and TrenchUnitary authorityTelford and WrekinCeremonial countyShropshireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTelfordPostcode districtTF2Dialling code01952PoliceWest MerciaFireShropshireAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentTelfordList of places UK England Shropshire 52 42 07 N 2 26 49 W 52 702 N 2 447 W 52 702 2 447Wrockwardine Wood is located in north east Telford in Shropshire and is bordered by Donnington St Georges Trench The Nabb and Oakengates The local government parish of Wrockwardine Wood and Trench comprises most of the Church of England parish of Wrockwardine Wood In the eighteenth century industrial revolution Wrockwardine Wood was inhabited by coal and iron mine workers and their families citation needed So many people had become Primitive Methodists that the Church of England set up a new parish in 1833 and built a very attractive red brick church Holy Trinity citation needed The 2 Methodist chapels recently when closed being replaced by Oakengates United Church Methodist and United Reformed Church citation needed Wrockwardine Wood amp Trench Parish Council has a Labour Party majority citation needed Contents 1 The Snake 2 Education 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 ReferencesThe Snake edit The Snake is a small woodland area in Wrockwardine Wood It was also known as the Cinder Hill for many years citation needed It consists of one main lake and many small swamps along with a large field and many pathways connecting Wrockwardine Wood to Donnington The route of the Donnington Canal ran through the southern section of the area citation needed and there was also a Tin Chapel the dissident Methodist Central Hall that sat on top of one of the many hills but was dismantled during the 1980s citation needed The area is commonly known as The Snake because of its winding paths which locals say reminded them of a snake citation needed The surrounding woods and clearings landscaped by Wrekin Council who are signposted as The Central Hall The area is used by many people especially those travelling to and from schools and the supermarket in Donnington Wood on the site of a former pit mound known as the Nobby Bank citation needed The hilly wooded Cockshutt is nearby Wrekin Council who preserved these old industrial places as countryside citation needed Education editWrockwardine Wood is home of secondary school Telford Priory School in New Road created in 2015 from the amalgamation of Wrockwardine Wood Art Academy founded originally as Wrockwardine Wood Secondary School and Sutherland Co operative Academy 2 Notable people editChampion jockey Sir Gordon Richards 1904 1986 grew up in childhood at Wrockwardine Wood where he lived at 1 The Limes a row of cottages in Plough Road built on land bought by his mother and still standing He rode helping his parents pony and trap service to Oakengates station 3 See also editListed buildings in Wrockwardine Wood and TrenchReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wrockwardine Wood Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 1 December 2015 Ofsted rates Wrockwardine Wood academy inadequate BBC News 13 April 2015 Great Lives Champ Gordon s iron will for first place brings end to Derby curse Shropshire Star 21 February 2022 pp 20 29 Article by Toby Neal part of series on Midlands worthies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wrockwardine Wood amp oldid 1074997632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
