Dawley New Town changed its name in 1968, how is it now known?
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, which was originally, in 1963, going to be named 'Dawley New Town' before it was decided in 1968 to name the town 'Telford', after the engineer and road-builder Thomas Telford. Dawley is one of the older settlements in Shropshire, being mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086). It is divided into "Dawley Magna" ("Great Dawley") and Little Dawley (also shown as "Dawley Parva" ("Little Dawley") on older maps). The town's main civil
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,