Telford and Wrekin
Unitary authority in west England, created in 1998 from part of Shropshire.
Area
291 sq km/112 sq mi
Towns and cities
Telford (administrative headquarters), Newport
Features
The Wrekin, isolated hill (407 m/1,334 ft); Ironbridge Gorge (World Heritage Site) includes world's first iron bridge, built across the River Severn in 1779 by Abraham Darby, and Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust (seven industrial-history museums including Museum of the River, Museum of Iron, Blists Hill Open Air Museum, Coalport China Museum)
Industries
agriculture, dairy farming, food processing, confectionery, audio and tape manufacture, electronic tools and equipment, vehicle parts, plastics, clothing manufacture, information technology
Population
(2001) 158,300
