Ironbridge | |
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Town | |
Ironbridge, seen from the Iron Bridge | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 2,582 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ6724903350 |
• London | 126 mi (203 km) SE |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TELFORD |
Postcode district | TF8 |
Dialling code | 01952 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Ironbridge is a riverside town[2] in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in 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. Ironbridge developed beside, and takes its name from, The Iron Bridge, a 100-foot (30 m) cast iron bridge that was built in 1779.