| Telford and Wrekin | |
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 Telford and Wrekin in England  Telford and Wrekin (yellow) in the ceremonial and historic county of Shropshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary district, Borough |
| Origin: | 1998 structural changes |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Ceremonial County: | Shropshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 141st 290.31 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Telford |
| ONS code: | 00GF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2008 est.) - Density |
Ranked 107th 162,100 558 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 94.8% White 2.9% S.Asian 1.2% Black |
| Politics | |
 Borough of Telford and Wrekin http://www.telford.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative (council NOC) |
| MPs: | Mark Pritchard (C) David Wright (L) |
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.
The borough's major settlement is Telford, a new town designated in the 1960s incorporating the existing towns of Dawley, Madeley, Oakengates and Wellington. The next largest population centre is Newport, a market town to the north of Telford.
On April 1, 1998, as a result of the Local Government Commission for England's review, the district became a unitary authority, independent from Shropshire County Council. The headquarters of the council are in Telford Town Centre. It remains part of the Shropshire ceremonial county and shares institutions such as the Fire and Rescue Service with the rest of Shropshire. Telford and Wrekin comes under the West Mercia Constabulary, based in Worcester.
The borough borders Staffordshire, but is mostly surrounded by the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire. The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and covered Dawley, Newport, Oakengates and Wellington urban districts, Wellington Rural District and part of Shifnal parish in the Shifnal Rural District.
Telford and Wrekin applied unsuccessfully for City status in 2000. It was granted borough status in 2002.
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Towns, villages and other settlements
Settlements in Telford and Wrekin -
- Coalbrookdale
- Crudgington
- Edgmond
- High Ercall
- Ironbridge
- Jackfield
- Newport (town)
- Roden
- Telford (new town)
- Dawley (town)
- Donnington
- Donnington Wood
- Hadley
- Ketley
- Madeley (town)
- Muxton
- Oakengates (town)
- Priorslee
- St George's
- Trench
- Wellington (town)
- Tibberton
- Wrockwardine
Divisions
Parishes
The borough is divided into 28 parishes [1] and these are grouped into three areas - Telford, Newport and Rural. For the council itself there is a system of 34 wards to elect councillors.
Wards
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1 Apley Castle 2 Arleston |
17 Ketley and Oakengates 18 Lawley and Overdale |
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Telford and Wrekin at current basic prices published (pp.240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British pounds sterling.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added[1] | Agriculture[2] | Industry[3] | Services[4] |
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| 1995 | 1,763 | 28 | 865 | 870 |
| 2000 | 2,072 | 20 | 773 | 1,279 |
| 2003 | 2,370 | 21 | 850 | 1,500 |
Notes
See also
- The Wrekin - prominent hill to the west of Telford
- 1990s UK local government reform
- Shropshire Council - the other unitary authority in Shropshire
External links
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