Little Dawley
| Little Dawley | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Holy Trinity Church, Little Dawley | |
  Little Dawley Location within Shropshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ683060 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TELFORD |
| Postcode district | TF4 |
| Dialling code | 01952 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Little Dawley, formerly known as Dawley Parva,[1] is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England.[2] It forms part of the Dawley Hamlets civil parish alongside Aqueduct, Doseley, Horsehay, Lightmoor and Spring Village.[3]
History
[edit]The villages history is intertwined with the nearby town of Dawley, having grown around the town and its development.[4] It was historically one half of the town, known as Dawley Parva before being renamed to Little Dawley. Despite its proximity to the town, it is separate as a civil parish from Dawley Town Council.[5]
Amenities
[edit]The village is primarily a mix of residential, industrial and commercial. The main village centre is located on Holly Road.
Holy Trinity Church
[edit]Little Dawley has its own parish church, Holy Trinity Church which is located on Old Vicarage Road. It was built in 1845 after replacing an earlier church on the site, it was given Grade II listed status in March 1968.[6] The church remains an active place of worship and community hub.[7]
Transport
[edit]The village has bus services connecting it to Telford, Madeley, Dawley and Sutton Hill.[8] The nearest railway stations are both Telford Central and Shifnal. The Telford Steam Railway also operate nearby at Horsehay and Dawley, Spring Village and Lawley Village.
References
[edit]- ^ Eyton, Robert William (1859). Antiquities of Shropshire. J.R. Smith.
- ^ www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Dawley_Parva,_Shropshire,_England_Genealogy. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Community Hub | Community News and Events". www.dawley-hamlets.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Page, William (1973). A History of Shropshire. A. Constable and Company. ISBN 978-0-19-722729-9.
- ^ "Dawley: Churches | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Great Dawley - 1367385 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Holy Trinity Dawley". www.achurchnearyou.com. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Little Dawley – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.