Spring Village, Shropshire
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| Spring Village | |
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 Horsehay Pool in Spring Village | |
  Spring Village Location within Shropshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ674073 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TELFORD |
| Postcode district | TF4 |
| Dialling code | 01952 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Spring Village is a location in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England.[1][2] It forms part of the Dawley Hamlets civil parish alongside Aqueduct, Doseley, Horsehay, Lightmoor and Little Dawley.[3][failed verification] The village was first mentioned in 1754 and 1757 when it was associated with the Horsehay Ironworks.[4][failed verification] It later developed around the Industrial Revolution and the-then new town of Telford in the 1960s and 1970s.[5][failed verification] It once had its own chapel but this closed in 1968 and it is also home to the Telford Steam Railway, which also has a station named Spring Village.[6][failed verification] The village is primarily residential and industrial.[7][8][failed verification]
Horsehay and Spring Village conservation area, also referred to as Horsehay conservation area, was designated in 1999.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lawley: Nonconformity | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Gelling, Margaret (2001). The Place-names of Shropshire. English Place-Name Society. ISBN 978-0-904889-14-7.
- ^ "Community Hub | Community News and Events". www.dawley-hamlets.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Hann, Kathleen. Welcome to Telford. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4461-4063-5.
- ^ Britain, Great (1956). Statutory Instruments. H.M. Stationery Office.
- ^ "About Us". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Kreft, Marie (16 February 2016). Slow Travel Shropshire. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-78477-006-8.
- ^ "Steam railway's annual model railway exhibition on schedule". www.shropshirestar.com. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Horsehay & Spring Village Conservation Area: Appraisal and Management Plan" (PDF). Telford & Wrekin Council. 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Horsehay conservation area boundary map". www.telford.gov.uk. Telford & Wrekin Council. Retrieved 5 January 2025.