Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin is a borough and unitary authority in Shropshire, England. In 1974, a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire was created called the Wrekin, named after a prominent hill to the west of Telford.- Unitary authority area with about 189,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 210 feet (70 metres)
- …is abbreviated as “TFW”
- Description: unitary district with borough status in Shropshire, West Midlands region, England
- Also known as“The Wrekin”“Wrekin”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Chad and Church of St. Catherine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wellington and Eyton upon the Weald Moors.
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Village
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Telford and Wrekin
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Latitude
52.75° or 52° 45′ north
Longitude
-2.5° or 2° 30′ west
Open location code
9C4VQG22+22
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Telford and Wrekin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تلفورد وريكين”
- Bengali: “টেলফোর্ড ও রেকিন”
- Cebuano: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Chinese: “特尔福德和雷金”
- Chinese: “特爾福德和雷金”
- Dutch: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Esperanto: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Finnish: “Telford ja Wrekin”
- French: “Telford and Wrekin”
- French: “Telford et Wrekin”
- German: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Gujarati: “ટેલફોર્ડ અને વ્રેકીન”
- Irish: “Telford agus Wrekin”
- Italian: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Japanese: “テルフォード・アンド・リーキン”
- Japanese: “テルフォード・アンド・レキン”
- Kannada: “ಟೆಲ್ಫೋರ್ಡ್ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ರೆಕಿನ್”
- Korean: “텔퍼드 레킨”
- Latvian: “Telforda un Rīkina”
- Luxembourgish: “Telford a Wrekin”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Northern Frisian: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Norwegian: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Polish: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Portuguese: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Romanian: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Russian: “Телфорд и Рекин”
- Russian: “Телфорд-энд-Рикин”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Telford agus Wrekin”
- Spanish: “Telford & Wrekin”
- Spanish: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Swedish: “Telford and Wrekin”
- Tamil: “டெலிபோர்ட் & ரக்கின்”
- Telugu: “టెల్ఫోర్డ్ మరియు వర్కిన్”
- Ukrainian: “Телфорд і Рекін”
- Urdu: “ٹیلفورڈ اور ریکن”
- Welsh: “Telford a Wrekin”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Princess Royal Hospital and Wellington railway station.
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