Dawley, the birthplace of channel swimmer Matthew Webb, is in which New Town?
Matthew Webb elder brother Thomas unveiled a memorial in Dawley, Telford. On it reads the short inscription: "Nothing great is easy." The memorial was taken away for repair after a lorry collided with it in February 2009. The landmark memorial was returned after full restoration and was hoisted back onto its plinth in High Street in October 2009. Two roads in the town (Captain Webb Drive and Webb Crescent) and the Captain Webb Primary School in Dawley are named after the swimmer. He has a statue in Dover, and a memorial plaque with his portrait was also unveiled in the parish church
Dawley using the power and disciplines of community-based orchestral music-making. Samuel Peploe (1667-1752), later Bishop of Chester, was a native of Dawley Parva, where he was baptised. Joseph Simpson (1909-1968) was born in Dawley, and was the head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1958 to 1968. Dawley was the birthplace of Captain Matthew Webb who was the first man to swim the English Channel - his monument stands on the High Street. Legend suggests that a pig stood up against a wall to watch the parade in Webb's honour that was held on his return. Two roads in the town,