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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Jackfield

  

Jackfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Jackfield

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Jackfield history

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Jackfield grew as a river port for nearby Broseley and Benthall (which are situated high above the Severn) The first railway in Shropshire and second in Great Britain was built here by 1605. Pottery here from at least 1634 and corn mills existed along the stream that flowed into the river. The Thursfield family from Stoke-on-Trent arrived in 1713 to set up a pottery here.

Jackfield geography / climate

Jackfield is a largely-linear settlement spread along the steep southern bank of the Severn. The westernmost part, in the vicinity of Jackfield Free Bridge, is known as Coalford. The central portion of the village was constructed on a particularly unstable part of the Ironbridge Gorge, where several landslips have been recorded. A major stabilisation project began in 2014 and was completed in October 2016.

You can visit Jackfield places with Walkfo Jackfield to hear history at Jackfield’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Jackfield has 42 places to visit in our interactive Jackfield 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 Jackfield, 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 Jackfield places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Jackfield & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 42 audio facts unique to Jackfield places in an interactive Jackfield map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Jackfield Places Map
42 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Jackfield places to visit

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

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.

Sutton Maddock Sutton Maddock is a village and civil parish 16 miles (26 km) south east of Shrewsbury, in the Shropshire district. The parish includes the hamlet of Brockton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 254.

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.

Broseley The first iron bridge in the world was built in 1779 across the Severn, linking Broseley with Coalbrookdale and Madeley. This contributed to the early industrial development in the Ironbridge Gorge, which is now part of a World Heritage Site.

Preens Eddy Preens Eddy is a settlement on the south bank of the River Severn, opposite Coalport. Its history lies at the heart of the industrial revolution.

Coalport East railway station Coalport East was a London and North Western Railway station at Coalport, situated on the north bank of the River Severn. It formed the terminus of the Coalport Branch Line which ran from Hadley Junction to Shrewsbury Line.

Coalport Bridge Coalport Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge between Coalport and Preens Eddy in Shropshire, England. It was built in the 1930s.

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