Telford and Wrekin

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Telford and Wrekin

unitary authority, England, United Kingdom

Also known as: Wrekin

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Last Updated: Dec 1, 2024 • Article History

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Telford and Wrekin, unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Shropshire, west-central England, in the east-central part of the county. The unitary authority, drained in the south by the River Severn, is a plain covered by glacial drift soils in the north. Historically important iron-manufacturing industrial villages are scattered along the Shropshire Hills in the south. The town of Telford is the administrative centre. The unitary authority takes its name from the Wrekin, which is a 1,334-foot (407-metre) hill near its southwestern border, and from adjacent Telford town. Telford, a planned new town, extends across a number of industrial villages ...(100 of 231 words)

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