Dawley Hamlets Explained

52.653°N -2.476°WDawley Hamlets is a civil parish in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England.^[1]

The parish covers Horsehay, Doseley, Little Dawley (also traditionally known as Dawley Parva) and Aqueduct.

The name Dawley comes from Old English meaning woodland clearing associated with a man called Dealla.^[2]

See also

• Listed buildings in Dawley Hamlets
• Great Dawley
• William Ball (Shropshire Giant), buried at St Luke's Church, Doseley

Notes and References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 127 Stafford & Telford (Ironbridge). 9780319228517 . Ordnance Survey. 2010.
2. Book: A Dictionary of British Place Names. A.D.. Mills. Oxford University Press. Oxford. first published 1991. 2011. First edition revised 2011. 9780199609086. 147 .