Ironbridge

Ironbridge is a riverside village in the borough of , , England. Located on the bank of the , at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, it lies in the civil parish of The Gorge.
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  • Type: Village with 1,600 residents
  • Description: village in Shropshire, England
  • Also known as: “Ironbridge, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of the Gorge and Enginuity.

Museum
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The , originally the Severn Warehouse, is managed by the National Trust and is one of the ten museums to be acquired from the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust in 2026.

Museum
is an interactive design and technology centre in , , . 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.

Museum
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The 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 in the Ironbridge Gorge, in , , within a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madeley and Broseley.

Town
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is a historic market town and civil parish in the borough of , , England. The parish had a population of 18,774 at the 2021 census.

Town
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is a market town in , England, with a population of 4,929 at the 2011 Census and an estimate of 5,022 in 2019. The flows to its north and east.

Village
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is a settlement in the Ironbridge Gorge and the borough of , England, of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting.

Ironbridge

Latitude
52.6281° or 52° 37′ 41″ north
Longitude
-2.4822° or 2° 28′ 56″ west
Population
1,600
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB IBG
Open location code
9C4VJGH9+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60909336
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2646039
Wiki­data ID
Q1673096
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Ironbridge” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Ironbridge”
  • Bulgarian: “Иронбридге”
  • Cebuano: “Ironbridge”
  • Chinese: “艾恩布里奇”
  • Chinese: “鐵橋鎮”
  • Dutch: “Ironbridge”
  • French: “Ironbridge”
  • German: “Ironbridge Gorge”
  • German: “Ironbridge”
  • German: “Severn Gorge”
  • Hebrew: “איירונברידג‘”
  • Hebrew: “איירונברידג’”
  • Irish: “Ironbridge”
  • Italian: “Ironbridge”
  • Japanese: “アイアンブリッジ (イングランド)”
  • Japanese: “アイアンブリッジ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ironbridge”
  • Persian: “آیرونبریج”
  • Polish: “Ironbridge”
  • Russian: “Айронбридж”
  • Swedish: “Ironbridge”
  • Ukrainian: “Айронбридж”
  • Volapük: “Ironbridge”
  • Welsh: “Ironbridge”

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