Official Name: | St George's and Priorslee |
Civil Parish: | St George's and Priorslee |
Country: | England |
Type: | Civil parish |
Region: | West Midlands |
Coordinates: | 52.6917°N -28°W |
Unitary England: | Telford and Wrekin |
Lieutenancy England: | Shropshire |
Population: | 11033 |
Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
Area Total Km2: | 5.30 |
Static Image: | The Barley Mow, St George's - geograph.org.uk - 2233221.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | The Barley Mow public house, St George's |
St George's and Priorslee is a civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. St. George's and Priorslee are suburbs of Telford. The parish had a population of 11,033 at the 2011 census, and has an area of .
The parish lies northeast of the Telford Town Centre and east of the town of Oakengates.
The A5 runs through the area, and junction 4 of the M54 motorway is just to the south.
The Priorslee area of Telford contains the Priorslee Campus of the University of Wolverhampton.[1] At the centre of the Priorslee Campus is the grade II listed eighteenth century Priorslee Hall. The Priorslee area is also the site of major housing developments concentrating some of the more expensive housing in the town of Telford. There is also a primary school and a secondary school (Holy Trinity Academy).
Priorslee is also famous for the Lion public house, on the Shifnal Road behind Priorslee Village.
There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.[2]
The nearest railway stations are Oakengates and Telford Central.