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Dawley sits on the high ground of the Shropshire coalfield, south of Telford’s modern town centre and north of the Ironbridge Gorge. Long before the New Town was designated in the 1960s, Dawley was a busy industrial settlement built on coal, iron, and clay; you can still see traces of this heritage in the surrounding landscape and the traditional layout of the High Street. Today, it functions as a distinct community with its own town hall and a pedestrianised shopping area that hosts a long-standing Friday market. Geographically, it is defined by its proximity to the vast green space of Telford Town Park, which borders the eastern side of the town and provides a direct, traffic-free walking route into Southwater. While it has grown significantly with modern housing developments, it retains the feel of a compact Shropshire town, well-connected by the Queensway (A442) but set apart from the more commercial feel of the central business district.