Ironbridge
Ironbridge is an important historic location in Shropshire, England. Ironbridge Gorge is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is one of the "birthplaces of industry" and central to the story of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.Landmarks in the Area
Blists Hill Victorian Town
Museum
Blists Hill Victorian Town is an open-air museum built on a former industrial complex located in the Madeley area of Telford, Shropshire, England. Blists Hill Victorian Town is situated 1½ miles east of Ironbridge. Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron
Museum
The Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jackfield Tile Museum
Museum
Jackfield Tile Museum is a museum which presents the history of the British decorative tile industry between 1840 and 1960, the period in which this factory and that of Maw & Co nearby played an important part in this industry. Jackfield Tile Museum is situated 1 mile east of Ironbridge.
Coalport China Museum
Museum
The Coalport China Museum is one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. Coalport China Museum is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ironbridge.
Localities in the Area
Dawley
Town
Dawley is a small town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Dawley is situated 2½ miles north of Ironbridge. Photo: Row17, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broseley
Town
Broseley is a small English town in Shropshire, with a population of 4,929 at the 2011 Census. Broseley is situated 1 mile south of Ironbridge. Photo: Mike White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ironbridge
Village
Ironbridge is a town on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, near Telford, Shropshire, England. Photo: Jasonjsmith, Public domain.
Coalbrookdale
Village
Coalbrookdale is a village in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, containing a settlement of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting. Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ironbridge
- Location: Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- Population: 1600
- United Nations Location Code: GB IBG
- Latitude: 52.628° or 52° 37' 40.6" north
- Longitude: -2.4847° or 2° 29' 4.7" west
- Elevation: 233 feet (71 meters)
- GeoNames ID: 2646039
Also Known As
- German: Ironbridge
In the Area
Localities
- CoalfordLocality
- JackfieldVillage
- BenthallVillage, 1 mile south
- WoodsideSuburb, 1 mile northeast
- The LloydsHamlet, 1 mile east
- SalthousesLocality, 1¼ miles east
Landmarks
- Museum Of The GorgeMuseum
- Broseley PipeworksMuseum
- EnginuityMuseum
- The Darby HousesMuseum, 1 mile northwest
- Benthall HallTourist attraction, 1 mile southwest
- Ironbridge Power StationConstruction, 1¼ miles west
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