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Ironbridge

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Ironbridge is a town on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England. [1]

59 relations: Abraham Darby I, Abraham Darby III, Arthur George Walker, Benjamin Disraeli, Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924), Broseley, Cancer (band), Cast iron, Civil parish, Coalbrookdale, Coalbrookdale by Night, Coke (fuel), Commissioners' church, Coracle, Cultural heritage, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Diocese of Hereford, Elizabeth II, England national football team, Environment Agency, Ferrous metallurgy, George Sedgwick, Georgian era, Great Western Railway, Hartlebury, Ian Blakemore, Industrial Revolution, Ironbridge Gorge, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Ironbridge Institute, Ironbridge power stations, Ironmaster, Little Wenlock, Madeley, Shropshire, Merrythought, Pharmacy, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Pub, Regatta, River Severn, Roger Squires, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Smelting, Stained glass, Teddy bear, Telford (UK Parliament constituency), Telford and Wrekin, The Iron Bridge, Thomas Farnolls Pritchard, ..., Thrash metal, Tontine, UNESCO, University of Birmingham, Victorian era, Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., World Heritage site, World War I, World War II. Expand index (9 more) »

Abraham Darby I

Abraham Darby, in his later life called Abraham Darby the Elder, now sometimes known for convenience as Abraham Darby I (14 April 1678 – 8 March 1717) was the first and best known of several men of that name.

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Abraham Darby III

Abraham Darby III (24 April 1750 – 1789) was an English ironmaster and Quaker.

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Arthur George Walker

Arthur George Walker (1861–1939) was an English sculptor and painter.

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Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)

William Ambrose Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994) was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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Broseley

Broseley is a small town in Shropshire, England, with a population of 4,912 (2001 census), increasing to 4,929 at the 2011 Census.

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Cancer (band)

Cancer are a British death/thrash metal band formed in Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire in 1988.

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Cast iron

Cast iron is a group of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2%.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Coalbrookdale

Coalbrookdale is a village in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, containing a settlement of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting.

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Coalbrookdale by Night

Coalbrookdale by Night is an 1801 oil painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg.

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Coke (fuel)

Coke is a fuel with a high carbon content and few impurities, usually made from coal.

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Commissioners' church

A Commissioners' church, also known as a Waterloo church and Million Act church, is an Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by Parliament as a result of the Church Building Acts of 1818 and 1824.

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Coracle

The coracle is a small, rounded, lightweight boat of the sort traditionally used in Wales, and also in parts of the West Country and in Ireland, particularly the River Boyne, and in Scotland, particularly the River Spey.

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Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and preserved for the benefit of future generations.

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Diocese of Hereford

The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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England national football team

The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

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Environment Agency

The Environment Agency (EA) is a non-departmental public body, established in 1995 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), with responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England (and until 2013 also Wales).

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Ferrous metallurgy

Ferrous metallurgy is the metallurgy of iron and its alloys.

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George Sedgwick

George Sedgwick (28 October 1846 – 1934Ned Newitt, A People's History of Leicester, p.18) was a British trade union leader.

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Georgian era

The Georgian era is a period in British history from 1714 to, named eponymously after kings George I, George II, George III and George IV.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.

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Hartlebury

Hartlebury is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England which is in Wychavon district centred south of Kidderminster.

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Ian Blakemore

Ian Blakemore (born 13 May 1965, in Ironbridge, Shropshire) was an English cricketer.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

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Ironbridge Gorge

The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep gorge, containing the River Severn in Shropshire, England.

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Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is an industrial heritage organisation which runs ten museums and manages 35 historic sites within the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, widely considered as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

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Ironbridge Institute

The Ironbridge Institute is a centre offering postgraduate and professional development courses in cultural heritage, located in the Ironbridge Gorge region of Shropshire, England.

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Ironbridge power stations

The Ironbridge power stations (also known as the Buildwas power stations) refers to a series of two power stations which have occupied a site on the banks of the River Severn at Buildwas in Shropshire, England.

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Ironmaster

An ironmaster is the manager, and usually owner, of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron.

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Little Wenlock

Little Wenlock is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.

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Madeley, Shropshire

Madeley is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, now part of the new town of Telford.

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Merrythought

Merrythought is a toy manufacturing company established in 1930 in the United Kingdom.

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Pharmacy

Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs.

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921) is the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Pub

A pub, or public house, is an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, which traditionally include beer (such as ale) and cider.

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Regatta

A regatta is a series of boat races.

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River Severn

The River Severn (Afon Hafren, Sabrina) is a river in the United Kingdom.

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Roger Squires

Roger Squires (born 22 February 1932 in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, England) is a retired British crossword compiler, living in Ironbridge, Shropshire, who is best known for being the world's most prolific compiler.

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Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, England.

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Shropshire

Shropshire (alternatively Salop; abbreviated, in print only, Shrops; demonym Salopian) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, and Worcestershire and Herefordshire to the south.

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Smelting

Smelting is a process of applying heat to ore in order to melt out a base metal.

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Stained glass

The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works created from it.

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Teddy bear

A teddy bear is a soft toy in the form of a bear.

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Telford (UK Parliament constituency)

Telford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Lucy Allan, a Conservative, who defeated David Wright, the former Labour Party MP for the seat.

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Telford and Wrekin

Telford and Wrekin is a unitary district with borough status in the West Midlands region of England.

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The Iron Bridge

The Iron Bridge is a bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England.

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Thomas Farnolls Pritchard

Thomas Farnolls Pritchard or Farnolls Pritchard (c. 1723–23 December 1777) was an English architect and interior decorator who is best remembered for his design of the first cast-iron bridge in the world.

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Thrash metal

Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.

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Tontine

A tontine (English pronunciation) is an investment plan for raising capital, devised in the 17th century and relatively widespread in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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University of Birmingham

The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, commonly referred to as Wolves, is an English professional football club based in the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironbridge

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