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Snedshill
Village
Holyhead Road, Snedshill
SnedshillLocation within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ704099
Civil parish	St George's and Priorslee
Unitary authority	Telford and Wrekin
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TELFORD
Postcode district	TF2
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Telford
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°41′12″N 2°26′10″W / 52.686737°N 2.436136°W / 52.686737; -2.436136

Snedshill is a village in the Telford and Wrekin borough in Shropshire, England. It forms part of the St George's and Priorslee civil parish alongside Central Park, Priorslee, Redhill, St George's and St George's West.

History

The village was originally nothing more a woodland and it was until the arrival of the Lilleshall Company and its mineral railway that the area around Snedshill and Mumpton Hill was developed with houses, industries and roads. There was also a brickworks owned by the Lilleshall Company that was located in the village. It employed people from the local areas until its closure in 1966. Snedshill was also close to the 1821 Cinderloo Uprisingwhere the chairman of the Snedshill Furnances was involved.

Present day

Snedshill is a predominantly residential village with some local shopping amenities and is also close Stafford Park which is a mix of industrial and retail.

Transport

The village is close to the Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury line with the nearest railway stations being Oakengates and nearby Shifnal. The village is also close to the route of the original Watling Street which runs until the Lime Kiln Bank Roundabout. It then mostly disappears under the many areas of Telford until it resumes past nearby Wellington. There are also regular buses connecting the village to Telford and Wellington.

References

1. Atkins, James (1892). The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Eighteenth Century. W.S. Lincoln.
2. "Snedshill and Mumpton Hill | The Miner's Walk". theminerswalk.org. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
3. "Lilleshall Company Brickworks Snedshill | The Miner's Walk". theminerswalk.org. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
4. "About Cinderloo". Cinderloo 1821 Remembered. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
5. Humphreys, Nick (24 July 2024). "Air ambulance helicopter lands near Telford office block". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
6. "St George's, before Snedshill Way – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 24 December 2024.