Telford is a large
new town in the borough of
Telford and Wrekin and
ceremonial county of
Shropshire, England, about east of
Shrewsbury, and west of
Birmingham. With an estimated population (for the borough) of 170,300 in 2010 and around 155,000 in Telford itself, Telford is the largest town in Shropshire, and one of the fastest-growing towns in the United Kingdom.