Telford Detectives have been operating in Telford and the West Midlands for almost 20 years.
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Telford advertises itself as 'The Birthplace of Industry', due to its proximity to Coalbrookdale and other places in the Ironbridge Gorge area.
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Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire.
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Telford is about 13 miles east of Shrewsbury, and 30 miles west of Birmingham.
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Telford has an estimated population (for the borough) of 162,300 in 2009.
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Telford is by far the largest town in Shropshire, and one of the fastest growing towns in the United Kingdom.
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Telford is named after civil engineer Thomas Telford.
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Telford was built in the 1960s and 1970s as a new town on previously industrial and agricultural land.
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Telford was created from the merger of other, of Wellington, Oakengates, Madeley and Dawley.
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Telford,s shopping centre was constructed at the new town's geographical centre.
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Telford now includes Ironbridge Gorge, a scenic tourist destination and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The River Severn flows along Telford's southernmost boundary.
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Telford's town centre lies about 21 kilometres east/south-east of Shrewsbury and 24 kilometres ) north-west of Wolverhampton.
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Telford stands on a watershed, with land to the south draining towards the River Severn.
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Telford is dominated by the Wrekin, a large hill of 407 meters located south-west of Wellington.
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