Stirchley, Shropshire
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New town
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of Telford
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 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...
and ceremonial county of 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
England
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. Stirchley lies just south-east of the town centre, and shares a parish council with neighbouring Brookside, which together have a population of 10,533 in 2001.http://www.telford.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/71D058EC-D10E-4744-A1D4-01B6E4B50FB3/19213/StirchleyBrookside.pdf. It is close to nearby Dawley
Dawley
Dawley is a small town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Today it forms part of the new town of Telford...
and Malinslee and located next to the southern side of the Telford Town Park.
Although formerly a farming parish, it was incorporated into the Telford
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...
New Town in the 1970s. There are some important heritage sites in the parish, notably St James Church
St James' Church, Stirchley
St James' Church, Stirchley, is a redundant Anglican church in Stirchley, Shropshire, England . Stirchley was formerly a separate village but is now part of the new town of Telford. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the...
, Stirchley Hall, Stirchley Grange and the Stirchley Chimney, now a local landmark
Landmark
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. A number of Stirchley's heritage sites are waypoints on the South Telford Heritage Trail
South Telford Heritage Trail
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The former school was removed brick-by-brick and rebuilt at the nearby Blists Hill Victorian Town museum in 1993.