Buildwas

Buildwas is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, on the north bank of the River Severn at grid reference SJ641045. It lies on the B4380 road between Atcham and Ironbridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Benthall Hall and Enginuity.

Benthall Hall

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Benthall Hall is a 16th-century English country house in Benthall in the town of Broseley, Shropshire, England, and a few miles from the historic Ironbridge Gorge.

Enginuity is an interactive design and technology centre in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England. It was opened in 2002 making it the last new museum to be operated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust before its transfer to its present owner, the National Trust, in 2026.

Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron

Museum

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The Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron is managed by the National Trust and is one of ten museums acquired from the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust in 2026. The museum is based in the town of Coalbrookdale in the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England, within a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ironbridge and Much Wenlock.

Ironbridge

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Ironbridge is a riverside village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. Located on the bank of the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, it lies in the civil parish of The Gorge.

Much Wenlock

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Much Wenlock is a rustic 700-year-old medieval market town in Shropshire. Much Wenlock is filled with a patchwork of twisting streets, black and white half-timbered buildings, limestone cottages, speciality shops, numerous hostelries and watering holes and the remains of a magnificent 12th-century priory.

Madeley

Town

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Madeley is a historic market town and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. The parish had a population of 18,774 at the 2021 census. Madeley is situated 3½ miles east of Buildwas.

Buildwas

Type: Locality
Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6367° or 52° 38′ 12″ north

Longitude

-2.5315° or 2° 31′ 53″ west

Elevation

151 feet (46 metres)

Open location code

9C4VJFP9+MC

GeoNames ID

7292255

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