Telford urban area

The Telford Urban Area is an urban area which surrounds the large town of Telford in Shropshire, England. The urban area includes towns both inside and outside of the borough of Telford and Wrekin such as Broseley, Newport and Shifnal. The total population of the urban area is around 176,854. Newport is part of the borough of Telford and Wrekin but has its own town council. The area also includes the towns of Ironbridge, Dawley, Oakengates, Wellington, Madeley and Ketley which are already part of the large town which was designated a new town apart from Ironbridge which is separated from the town by the Ironbridge Gorge.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Population

The population of Telford's built-up area was 147,980 according to the 2011 census.[9] At the 2001 census, the urban area had 138,241 people.[10]

References
  1. "Newport Town Council - Home". www.newportshropshire-tc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. "West Midlands (United Kingdom): Counties and Unitary Districts & Settlements - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. "Built-up Areas (December 2011) Boundaries V2". geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. "Telford | England, United Kingdom". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  5. "Telford and Wrekin | unitary authority, England, United Kingdom". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  6. "Telford | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  7. "Broseley and surrounding area | Shropshire Council". shropshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  8. "Shropshire Biodiversity Action Plan" (PDF). shropshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 Jun 2020.
  9. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Telford BUA (E34004622)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 October 2020. (includes map of the area concerned)
  10. "Key Statistics for urban areas in England and Wales: Table KS01" (PDF). Office for National Statistics. 2004. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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