Beveley
| Beveley | |
|---|---|
 The former Watling Street road passing through Beveley | |
  Beveley Location within Shropshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ683110 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TELFORD |
| Postcode district | TF1 |
| Dialling code | 01952 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Beveley is a former hamlet straddling the boundaries of Ketley and Oakengates in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England.[1][2] It is located to the northeast of Ketley and close to Hadley Manor and Red Lake.[3] Nearby places include the towns of Oakengates, Telford and Wellington.[4] and the villages and areas of Hadley and Wombridge. The area is predominantly residential and close to the Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line and woodlands.[5] Part of the former Roman road Watling Street passes through the centre of Beveley. Although, this is now mostly bypassed by the nearby M54 motorway between Wellington and Shrewsbury.
The Victoria County History of Shropshire reports that there was settlement called Stanebrook along Watling Street in 1447, "on the site of the modern Beveley", and that "There were probably miners' cottages along the road by the late 17th century".[2] Beveley was described in Cassie's 1871 History, Gazetteer and Directory of Shropshire as "a small hamlet adjoining Ketley, partly in Wellington parish and partly in Wombridge".[6]
Beveley ward elects one member to Ketley parish council. The ward is bounded by the railway to the north, and the B4373 to the east, and partly by the B5061 road to the south.[7] It elects three of the eleven members of the parish council.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Frost, Allan (15 March 2011). In and Around Telford 100 Years Ago. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3134-9.
- ^ a b "Ketley | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Britain, Great (1975). The London Gazette. H.M. Stationery Office.
- ^ Frost, Allan (15 May 2009). Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-2779-3.
- ^ Hamblin, R. J. O.; Coppack, B. C.; Survey, British Geological (1995). Geology of Telford and the Coalbrookdale Coalfield. H.M. Stationery Office. ISBN 978-0-11-884516-8.
- ^ Co, Edward Cassey & (1871). Edward Cassey and Co.'s History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire, ...: Prefixed Will be Found the Population Returns of England and Wales, in 1851&1861; ... Edward Cassey&Company. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "New Parish and Town Ward Maps: Ketley (Beveley parish ward)". www.telford.gov.uk. Telford & Wrekin Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024. with link to .pdf map
- ^ "Councillors Information". www.ketleyparishcouncil.gov.uk. Ketley Parish Council. Retrieved 19 December 2024.