Civil parish in England
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 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2).[1]
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.[2] At the centre of the Priorslee Campus is the grade II listed eighteenth century Priorslee Hall.[3] 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,[why?] on the Shifnal Road behind Priorslee Village.
There is a parish council, the lowest tier of local government.[4]
The nearest railway stations are Oakengates and Telford Central.
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