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Horsehay About Horsehay Horsehay is a small Village situated approximately three miles from Telford town centre and four miles from Ironbridge. To the North is Lawley, to the East is Dawley, to the South is Doseley and to the West is Huntington. Horsehay has become very popular of late and has had to have a lot of new houses built to cope with demand. Horsehay History In 1754 Abraham Darby and Thomas Goldney II leased the mines around Great Dawley, at the same time they rented Horsehay Farm from the Slaney family. It was agreed that a blast furnace would be built at Horsehay Farm, Darby and Goldney's workers then set about transforming the landscape forever. When the seven years war broke out in 1756 the demand for munitions increased and the gamble that Darby and Goldney II had taken paid off. Also in 1756 another blast furnace was ordered to be built. Around 1780 a forge was constructed. Eventually "The Horsehay Works." comprised of three Blast Furnaces, two Rolling Mills, two Forges and a Slitting Mill. To accommodate the workers, houses were built in Horsehay and so began the rise of the village of Horsehay. Like the phoenix rising from the ashes Horsehay made its mark on the industrial world. With the demise of the iron industry within the area, "The Horsehay Works" was offered to the Simpson Brothers in 1886. The Simpson Brothers levelled the area then developed the site for the manufacture of Bridges, Roofs and Girders. Just after the second World war the site was sold again this time to Adamson Alliance who then started the manufacture of large cranes. In the 1980's the site was sold once more, this time breaking it up into smaller more manageable plots. The large offices that belonged to the crane manufacturers were turned into small industrial units. With the influx of new International companies into the Telford area, a need for new housing has emerged and Horsehay has been earmarked for this purpose. Famous People William Ball (John Bull) Edith Pargetter Paul Hendy. Religious Buildings Public Houses The Travellers Joy The All Labour in Vain The Foresters Arms The Station Inn Other Information Also included in this small village is a Fish & Chip shop, a General Store/Post Office, an Industrial Estate, a Steam Railway, a Village Hall, a Garden Nursery Centre, a Golf & Country Club, two Pools Simpson's Pool and Horsehay Pool and an Old Persons Retirement Home (Myford House). Pictures
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