| Ironbridge | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Ironbridge, seen from the Iron Bridge | |
  Ironbridge 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.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Godwin, Joseph, (born 7 July 1964), Director, BBC Academy, since 2015, and BBC Midlands, since 2016 (Director, BBC Birmingham, 2015–16)", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2011, retrieved 8 November 2024