Lawley
Village
Lawley
Lawley Location within Shropshire
OS grid reference	SJ668086
Civil parish	Lawley and Overdale
Unitary authority	Telford and Wrekin
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TELFORD
Postcode district	TF4
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Telford
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°40′18″N 2°29′05″W / 52.671672°N 2.484724°W / 52.671672; -2.484724

Lawley is a large village, former township and suburb of Telford in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England.^[1] It is located northwest of the town of Dawley and southwest of the town of Telford. It is part of the civil parish of Lawley and Overdale.^[2]

In 1843 Lawley was a separate township.^[3] The village later became part of the Dawley New Town in 1963, which later became Telford.

Most of the villages amenities are located on Birchfield Way. It is also has its own parish church on Dawley Road, which is a Grade II listed building.^[4] The Telford Steam Railway operate along part of the former Wellington to Craven Arms Railway, with its northern terminus at Lawley Village.^[5]

There are regular buses through the village between Telford, Shrewsbury and Madeley. As well as to Bridgnorth, Wellington, Dawley and Oakengates.^[6]

The village was also formerly served by the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway with a railway station on Station Road in nearby village of Lawley Bank.^[7] This is now occupied by housing estates.^{[8][better source needed]}