Captain’s Coppice

Captain’s Coppice is a forest in The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, England. Captain’s Coppice is situated nearby to the village Coalbrookdale, as well as near the hamlet Strethill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Benthall Hall and Enginuity.

Benthall Hall

Photo: Gammock, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Museum of the Gorge

Museum

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Museum of the Gorge, 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ironbridge and Telford.

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.

Telford

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Telford is a new town in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is administratively located in the West Midlands region, and is now by far the largest town in Shropshire, being the residence for 165,000 people.

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.

Captain’s Coppice

Type: Forest
Location: The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.636° or 52° 38′ 10″ north

Longitude

-2.4934° or 2° 29′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C4VJGP4+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 56034855

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Coalbrookdale and Strethill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Green Wood Centre and Holy Trinity.

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