Telford (pronounced /ˈtɛlfɚd/ ( listen)) is a large new town Below is a list of some of the new towns in the United Kingdom created under the various New Town Acts of the 20th century. Some earlier towns were developed as Garden Cities or overspill estates early in the twentieth century. The New Towns proper were planned to disperse population following the second world war under the powers of the New Towns in the borough of Telford and Wrekin Telford and Wrekin is a unitary district with borough status in the West Midlands region of England. The district was created in 1974 as The Wrekin, then a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire and ceremonial county The ceremonial counties are areas of England to which are appointed a Lord Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as counties and areas for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Act 1997 with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England and Lieutenancies Act 1997. They are often used in a geographic reference frame, of Shropshire Shropshire , alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated, in print only, Shrops, is a county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Wales to the west. Shropshire is one of England's most rural and sparsely populated counties with a population density of 91/km2 (337/sq mi). The shire county and its districts were replaced by a unitary, England England ( /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental Europe. Most of England, approximately 13 miles (21 km) east of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury (pronounced /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ ( listen)) is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish and is home to 70,689 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council. Consequently, it is the second largest town in the, and 30 miles (48 km) west of Birmingham Birmingham (pronounced /ˈbɝːmɪŋəm/ , BUR-ming-əm, locally /ˈbɝːmɪŋɡəm/ BUR-ming-gəm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. It is the most populous British city outside London with a population of 1,016,800 (2008 estimate), and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the United Kingdom'.[1] With a population of 138,241 people (2001 census), and a projected population growth within the next 20 years to over 200,000,[1] Telford is by far the largest town in Shropshire, and one of the fastest growing towns in the United Kingdom.[2]
It is named after Thomas Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder, the famous civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering, one of the many professions of engineering. Originally a civil engineer worked on public works projects and was contrasted with the military engineer, who worked on armaments and defenses. Over time, various branches of engineering have become recognized as distinct from civil. The town was built in the 1960s and 1970s as a new town A new town, planned community, or planned city is a city, town, or community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new towns as new towns are planned carefully on previously industrial and agricultural land. Like other planned towns Below is a list of some of the new towns in the United Kingdom created under the various New Town Acts of the 20th century. Some earlier towns were developed as Garden Cities or overspill estates early in the twentieth century. The New Towns proper were planned to disperse population following the second world war under the powers of the New Towns of the era, Telford was created from the merger of other, smaller settlements, most notably the towns of Wellington Wellington is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England and now forms part of the new town of Telford. The population of the parish of Wellington was recorded as 20,430 in the 2001 census, making it the third largest town in Shropshire if counted independently from Telford, Oakengates, Madeley and Dawley Dawley is a small town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Today it forms part of the new town of Telford . Dawley is however one of the older settlements in Shropshire, being mentioned in the Domesday Book. It is divided into Dawley Magna ("Great Dawley") and Little Dawley (also shown as. Telford Shopping Centre Telford Shopping Centre is a 50-acre indoor super-regional shopping centre in Telford, Shropshire, England. It is located in the geographical and economic centre of the new town, on land which was previously undeveloped. It is the largest shopping area in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, being located roughly equidistant between Shrewsbury,, a modern shopping mall, was constructed at the new town's geographical centre, along with an extensive Town Park. The M54 motorway was completed in 1983, connecting the town with the West Midlands conurbation The West Midlands conurbation is the name given to the large conurbation that includes the cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and the large towns of Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull, Stourbridge, Halesowen and Sutton Coldfield in the English West Midlands.
Telford now includes Ironbridge Gorge The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep gorge formed by the River Severn in Shropshire, England, a scenic tourist destination and UNESCO World Heritage Site A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list that is maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 state parties which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term. A World Heritage Site is a place of either cultural or physical significance. The town advertises itself as "The Birthplace of Industry", due to its proximity to Coalbrookdale Coalbrookdale a village in the Ironbridge Gorgein Shropshire, England, containing a settlement of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting as this is where iron-ore was first smelted by Abraham Darby using easily mined "coking coal" The coal was drawn from "drift mines" in the sides of the valley. As it contained and other places in the Ironbridge Gorge area, which are internationally recognised as being important to the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transport had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spreading throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world. The onset of the, and being to a large extent constructed on the Shropshire Coalfield. The River Severn The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about 354 kilometres (220 mi). It rises at an altitude of 610 metres (2,001 ft) on Plynlimon near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales. It then flows through Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, with the county towns of Shrewsbury, Worcester, and Gloucester flows along its southernmost boundary.
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Q. I'm trying to trace any surviving family of Rowland Telford Ward, late of North Bondi, Sydney, killed over Germany in March 1945. His mother, Emily, died at Kogarah in 1968, her death being registered by a nephew, L Ferguson of Sunnyside Place, Blakehurst. Rowland was an only child. His mother's maiden name was Wintle from the Bega district, she had 3 brothers and 1 sister, the latter being Amanda F. who married John C Ferguson in 1914. "L" Ferguson may be a son, but I can get no further than that. I would welcome any help or recommendations about the way forward. I'm in Dorset, England so operating "remotely" as it were! Max Williams
Asked by ME453 - Wed Jun 6 12:58:04 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You could check the Sydney White Pages online, to see if there are any Wintles still in the Bega district. I also see a lot of advertisments placed in our Sunday paper I'm in Melbourne) but maybe Sydney has a similar thing. Good luck with your family tree!
Answered by lisa x - Wed Jun 6 13:10:17 2007
