Everything about Madeley Shropshire totally explained
Madeley is a
town and
civil parish, now part of the
new town of
Telford in the borough of
Telford and Wrekin and
ceremonial county of
Shropshire,
England. The
parish had a population of 17,935 at the 2001 census.
Madeley is recorded in the
Domesday Book, having been founded before the 8th century. Historically, Madeley's industry has largely been mining, and later, manufacturing. Manufacturing is still a large employer in the town, along with service industries. Parts of the parish fall within the
UNESCO World Heritage Site of
Ironbridge Gorge, the site of
The Iron Bridge, and a key area in the development of
Industry.
History
The settlement of Madeley is recorded as far back as the
Domesday Book. The town was founded prior to the 8th century, and subsequently became a market town, in the 13th century. Mining of coal began before 1322, and of ironstone by 1540.
The town played a role in the
English Civil War, as it was home to a garrison of Royalist soldiers in 1645, although this was abandoned after the fall of
Shrewsbury. Two months following this, Paliamentary forces occupied the parish church.
In the 17th century, Madeley was a small market town, but local tradesmen began to specialise: working in the river trade and in mining. In the 18th century,
The Iron Bridge was built between Madeley Wood and
Coalbrookdale. In the 1970s, significant construction of new housing and recreation areas was undertaken by the Dawley Development Corporation, later the
Telford Development Corporation. and the town is administered on the
borough level by
Telford and Wrekin unitary authority. The parish of Madeley formerly incorporated Ironbridge, which has since become part of the new parish of
The Gorge.
Geography
Madeley is situated in the southern part of the new town of Telford, to the north of
Ironbridge and the
River Severn. Coalport, a part of the parish of Madeley can be found to the west of the town, and the modern Telford Town Centre is north of the settlement. The local area has reserves of coal and
ironstone.
Part of the
UNESCO World Heritage Site of the
Ironbridge Gorge falls within the Parish of Madeley. The majority of the site is within the parish of The Gorge, named for the
Ironbridge Gorge, which is bridged by
The Iron Bridge.
Demography
At the 2001 census, the population of the parish of Madeley was 17,935. Of this number, 8,190 were
economically active, and of them, 7,477 were in
employment. The ethnicity of the population was as follows: 96% of the population was found to be
White, and 1.9%
Asian, or
Asian British. 1.3% of the population was
mixed race, 0.6%
Black or
Black British and a further 0.2%
Chinese.
Economy
Historically, Madeley was a mining town serving the now defunct
Kemberton Colliery. It was also home to the
Madeley Wood Company. As of 2001,
manufacturing is still a large employer in the town, with 33.1% of parish residents employed in that area. 20.7% are employed in
wholesale,
retail and
hotels, and 11.8% in
finance and business services. 5.3% of residents were found to be unemployed by the 2001 census.
Near Madeley is
Madeley Junction, a railway junction and its accompanying signal box. The nearest railway station to the town is
Telford Central.
Education
There are a number of nurseries and
primary schools in Madeley, and two
secondary schools:
Abraham Darby, which specialises in the performing arts; and Madeley Academy, a specialist sports college. Haughton School, a
special school for students aged five to sixteen is located in the town.
Religious sites
There are three
churches in the centre of Madeley: St. Michael's, a
Church of England church; Madeley
Baptist Church; and St. Mary's
Roman Catholic church, part of the
Diocese of Shrewsbury. The Fletcher
Methodist Centre can be found in the town, and on the Tweedale Industrial Estate near Madeley is the Springfield Christian Fellowship.
Major Charles Allix Lavington Yate VC, is another former resident of the town, who earned the Victoria Cross in the First World War.
Billy Wright, the former captain of
Wolves and the
England football team, attended Madeley Senior School.
John William Fletcher, an English divine, orignally from
Switzerland, was the vicar of the parish of Madeley in the 18th Century.
Rob Edwards a current Wolves and
Wales full-back, was born in the town, in 1982, and
Bobby McFerrin, the singer of the song "Don't Worry, be Happy", was born in the town, in 1950.
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