The Ironbridge Gorge looking east towards the Iron Bridge
The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep gorge, containing the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It was first formed by a glacial overflow from the long drained away Lake Lapworth, at the end of the last ice age. The deep exposure of the rocks cut through by the gorge exposed commercial deposits of coal, iron ore, limestone and fireclay, which enabled the rapid economic development of the area during the early Industrial Revolution.[1][2]
Originally called the Severn Gorge, the gorge now takes its name from its famous Iron Bridge, the first iron bridge of its kind in the world, and a monument to the industry that began there. The bridge was built in 1779 to link the industrial town of Broseley with the smaller mining town of Madeley and the growing industrial centre of Coalbrookdale.
There are two reasons the site was so useful to the early industrialists. The raw materials, coal, iron ore, limestone and clay, for the manufacture of iron, tiles and porcelain are exposed or easily mined in the gorge. The deep and wide river allowed easy transport of products to the sea at Bristol Channel.
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The IronbridgeGorge is a deep gorge, containing the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It was first formed by a glacial overflow from the long drained...
of the River Severn, at the heart of the IronbridgeGorge, it lies in the civil parish of The Gorge. Ironbridge developed beside, and takes its name from...
IronbridgeGorge Museum Trust is an industrial heritage organisation which runs ten museums and manages multiple historic sites within the Ironbridge...
adjacent settlement of Ironbridge and the IronbridgeGorge form the UNESCO IronbridgeGorge World Heritage Site. The IronbridgeGorge was formed at the end...
The Ironbridge B Power Station was operated by E.ON UK but the site is now owned by Haworth Group. The station stands near the IronbridgeGorge World...
Coalbrookdale is a village in the IronbridgeGorge and the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England, containing a settlement of great significance...
Severn Trench eastwards from Melverley to the IronbridgeGorge. It is possible that the trench and gorge were cut over successive ice ages. Over its length...
To the south of the town, is the IronbridgeGorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Places around the IronbridgeGorge area, which were developed into the...
clay tiles may be seen today at the Jackfield Tile Museum, one of the IronbridgeGorge museums. In both the Middle Ages and in the 19th and 20th century Gothic...
The Ironbridge Institute is a centre offering postgraduate and professional development courses in cultural heritage, located in the IronbridgeGorge region...
Madeley. This contributed to the early industrial development in the IronbridgeGorge, which is now part of a World Heritage Site. There was a settlement...
University of Chester. In Ironbridge, the University of Birmingham operates the Ironbridge Institute in partnership with the IronbridgeGorge Museum Trust, which...
has come to symbolize the birth of the Industrial Revolution in the IronbridgeGorge, Shropshire, England. It is held in the collections of the Science...
Severn in the IronbridgeGorge at Coalport, England. It is one of ten IronbridgeGorge Museums attractions administered by the IronbridgeGorge Museum Trust...
Coalport porcelain manufactory, the first porcelain factory in the IronbridgeGorge, England, was founded by the practical and enterprising John Rose in...
and early 20th centuries. It is one of ten museums operated by the IronbridgeGorge Museum Trust. Originally Blists Hill was an industrial region consisting...
registers in many parts of the world. Notable examples include the IronbridgeGorge Museums, Engelsberg Ironworks and Lowell National Historical Park,...
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast; Durham Castle and Cathedral; IronbridgeGorge; Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey; Stonehenge...
industry: IronbridgeGorge is just to the south of the Wrekin hill. Woodland covers much of the hill, the area around the hill and into the IronbridgeGorge area...
England, lying on the south bank of River Severn in the IronbridgeGorge, downstream from Ironbridge. Like many of the settlements in the area, it is notable...
lower. Foundry List of steel producers Steel § Industry "Barrow". IronbridgeGorge Museum Trust. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-25...
The Hay Inclined Plane is a canal inclined plane in the IronbridgeGorge in Shropshire, with a height of 207 feet (63 m). It was located at the end of...
between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. Nearby, to the north-east, is the IronbridgeGorge and Telford. The civil parish includes the villages of Homer (1 mile...
England. It is located on the River Severn in the IronbridgeGorge, a mile downstream of Ironbridge. It lies predominantly on the north bank of the river;...
within Worcestershire; and Highley, Hampton Loade, Bridgnorth, Coalport, Ironbridge and Broseley, Buildwas, Cressage, and Berrington in Shropshire. Although...
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