St George's and Priorslee
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St.George's and Priorslee are suburbs of the new town of Telford
in Shropshire
, England. The area is also a civil parish
in the borough of Telford and Wrekin
.
The area lies North-East of the town centre of Telford and East of Oakengates
. The A5 runs through the area, and junction 4 of the M54 motorway
is just to the south.
The Priorslee area of Telford contains the Priorslee Campus of the University of Wolverhampton
. At the centre of the Priorslee Campus is the eighteenth century Priorslee Hall. The Priorslee area is also the site of major housing developments concentrating some of the more expensive housing in the town of Telford. There is also a primary school.
Priorslee is also famous for the Lion public house, on the Shifnal Road behind Priorslee Village.
The area named Priorslee was once in the ownership of the priors of Wombridge Priory that once stood 1½ miles to the north west.
Telford
Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, approximately east of Shrewsbury, and west of Birmingham...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England. The area is also a civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the borough of Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin
Telford and Wrekin is a unitary district with borough status in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. The district was created in 1974 as The...
.
The area lies North-East of the town centre of Telford and East of Oakengates
Oakengates
Oakengates is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, and now forms part of the new town of Telford...
. The A5 runs through the area, and junction 4 of the M54 motorway
M54 motorway
The M54 is a 23 mile east-west motorway in the English counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire. It is also referred to as the Telford Motorway, after the road's primary westbound destination, the new town of Telford...
is just to the south.
The Priorslee area of Telford contains the Priorslee Campus of the University of Wolverhampton
University of Wolverhampton
The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford...
. At the centre of the Priorslee Campus is the eighteenth century Priorslee Hall. The Priorslee area is also the site of major housing developments concentrating some of the more expensive housing in the town of Telford. There is also a primary school.
Priorslee is also famous for the Lion public house, on the Shifnal Road behind Priorslee Village.
History of the Name Priorslee
Priorslee is partly Latin:- prios means monk or priest
- lee is a clearing in a wood.
- leasow is the area in which land was used for mainly agricultural reasons.
- priors is linked to the religious site at Priorslee. If you link the word 'Priors Leasow' together, you will find that the prior of Priorslee and St Georges was mainly providing agricultural services.
The area named Priorslee was once in the ownership of the priors of Wombridge Priory that once stood 1½ miles to the north west.