Visit Horsehay Places

Welcome to Visit Horsehay Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Horsehay

  

Horsehay Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Horsehay

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Horsehay history

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Abraham Darby II built a blast furnace next to Horsehay Pool in the 1750s. Coalbrookdale Company further developed the area, constructing brickworks and pottery in 1838. As the iron trade in the area began to slump, in 1857 the railway arrived.

Horsehay Works

Horsehay works has a history of more than 230 years on the same site. Formed in 1755 by Abraham Darby II it contributed to the birth of the industrial revolution through large scale production of iron. Later it produced pre-fabricated bridges for export all over the world.

You can visit Horsehay places with Walkfo Horsehay to hear history at Horsehay’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Horsehay has 41 places to visit in our interactive Horsehay map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Horsehay, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Horsehay places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Horsehay & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 41 audio facts unique to Horsehay places in an interactive Horsehay map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Horsehay Places Map
41 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Horsehay historic spots	Horsehay tourist destinations	Horsehay plaques	Horsehay geographic features
Walkfo Horsehay tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Horsehay

  

Best Horsehay places to visit

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Horsehay has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Horsehay’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Horsehay’s information audio spots:

Telford Telford is a large town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire . The town was put together in the 1960s and 1970s as a new town on previously industrial and agricultural land and towns . The M54 motorway was completed in 1983, improving the town’s road links with the West Midlands conurbation . Telford Shopping Centre was constructed at the new town’s geographical centre .

Telford Ice Rink Telford Ice Rink is located in the £250m Southwater Complex in Telford, Shropshire . The ice rink is home to English Premier Ice Hockey League team the Telford Tigers . It was in the Brum Episode Ice Skating in 1994 .

Horsehay Horsehay lies in the Dawley Hamlets parish, and on the northern edge of the Ironbridge Gorge area. The name is Anglo-Saxon for ‘an enclosure for horses’ It also has a Methodist Chapel, a village hall, a post office and a golf course.

Malinslee Malinslee is an estate in the Town of Telford and Wrekin. It is very near to the Town Park and the Telford Shopping Centre, Dawley neighbours it.

St James’ Church, Stirchley St James’ Church is a redundant Anglican church in Stirchley, Shropshire, England. It was formerly a separate village but is now part of the new town of Telford. The churchyard is designated as a Scheduled ancient monument.

Coalbrookdale Institute Coalbrookdale Institute is a former library and scientific institute. Dating from the mid-19th century it is now used as a youth hostel. It is a Grade II* listed building.

St Michael’s Church, Madeley St Michael’s Church, Madeley is one of three places of worship that constitute the Parish of Madeley, a Church of England parish. The parish is part of the Diocese of Hereford.

Blists Hill Victorian Town Blists Hill Victorian Town is an open-air museum built on a former industrial complex in Telford, Shropshire. The museum attempts to recreate the sights, sounds and smells of a Victorian town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Originally the museum was an industrial region consisting of a brick and tile works, blast furnaces and coal, iron and fire clay mines.

Ironbridge and Broseley railway station Ironbridge and Broseley railway station was a railway station with two through platforms on the Severn Valley Railway Line in Shropshire. It was demolished in 1966 to provide car parking space within Severn Gorge. Virtually all traces of station platforms, station building and goods shed have been swept away.

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