Ironbridge

Ironbridge
Ironbridge, seen from the Iron Bridge
Ironbridge Location within Shropshire
Population	2,582 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ6724903350
• London	126 mi (203 km) SE
Civil parish	The Gorge
Unitary authority	Telford and Wrekin
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TELFORD
Postcode district	TF8
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Telford
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°37′40″N 2°29′06″W / 52.6277°N 2.485°W / 52.6277; -2.485

Ironbridge is a riverside village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. Located on the bank of the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, it lies in the civil parish of The Gorge. Ironbridge developed beside, and takes its name from, The Iron Bridge, a 100-foot (30 m) cast iron bridge that was built in 1779.