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Telford & Wrekin

Telford and Wrekin
Unitary authority area, Borough
Nickname(s): Telford
Telford and Wrekin shown within Shropshire and England
Telford and Wrekin shown within Shropshire and England
Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 2°26′19″W / 52.68111°N 2.43861°W / 52.68111; -2.43861Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 2°26′19″W / 52.68111°N 2.43861°W / 52.68111; -2.43861
Country United Kingdom
Region West Midlands
County Shropshire
Government
Area
 • Total 112.09 sq mi (290.31 km2)
Population
 • Total 166,800
 • Density 1,500/sq mi (570/km2)
Time zone GMT
ISO 3166 code 01952
Website www.telford.gov.uk

Telford and Wrekin is a unitary district with borough status in the West Midlands region of England. The district was created in 1974 as The Wrekin, then a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire. In 1998 the district became a unitary authority and was renamed Telford and Wrekin. It remains part of the Shropshire ceremonial county and shares institutions such as the Fire and Rescue Service and Community Health with the rest of Shropshire.

The borough's major settlement is Telford, a new town designated in the 1960s incorporating the existing towns of Dawley, Madeley, Oakengates and Wellington. The next largest population centre is Newport, a market town to the north of Telford.

The borough borders Staffordshire, but is mostly surrounded by the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire, whose unitary authority is Shropshire Council. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region (code UKG21) and is one of four unitary authority areas that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region.


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