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style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shropshire_UK_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Stirchley lies just south of the town of Telford, Shropshire which is in the West Midlands"><img alt="Stirchley lies just south of the town of Telford, Shropshire which is in the West Midlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Shropshire_UK_location_map.svg/240px-Shropshire_UK_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="261" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Shropshire_UK_location_map.svg/360px-Shropshire_UK_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Shropshire_UK_location_map.svg/480px-Shropshire_UK_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1198" data-file-height="1305" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.382%;left:70.861%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Stirchley"><img alt="Stirchley lies just south of the town of Telford, Shropshire which is in the West Midlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>Stirchley</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">10,555 <sup id="cite_ref-Census_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid" title="Ordnance Survey National Grid">OS grid reference</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bing.com/maps/?mkt=en-gb&v=2&cp=52.654726~-2.434999&lvl=17&sp=Point.52.654726_-2.434999_Stirchley&sty=s&style=s">SJ 7067106422</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">Civil parish</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley_and_Brookside&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stirchley and Brookside (page does not exist)">Stirchley and Brookside</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin" title="Telford and Wrekin">Telford and Wrekin</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">Shire county</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post_town" title="Post town">Post town</a></th><td class="infobox-data">TELFORD</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Postcodes in the United Kingdom">Postcode district</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/TF_postcode_area" title="TF postcode area">TF3</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom">Dialling code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">01952</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_Dependencies_and_British_Overseas_Territories" title="List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories">Police</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Mercia_Police" title="West Mercia Police">West Mercia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Fire_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Fire services in the United Kingdom">Fire</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shropshire_Fire_and_Rescue_Service" title="Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service">Shropshire</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Emergency_medical_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom">Ambulance</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Ambulance_Service" title="West Midlands Ambulance Service">West Midlands</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Telford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Telford (UK Parliament constituency)">Telford</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Wrekin_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="The Wrekin (UK Parliament constituency)">The Wrekin</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">List of places</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations">UK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_England" title="List of places in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_places_in_Shropshire" title="List of places in Shropshire">Shropshire</a></dd></dl></div> <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Stirchley,_Shropshire&params=52.6547_N_2.4351_W_region:GB_type:city(10555)"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°39′17″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°26′06″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.6547°N 2.4351°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.6547; -2.4351</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Stirchley</b> is a large village and suburb of <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a>, in the borough of <a href="/wiki/Telford_and_Wrekin" title="Telford and Wrekin">Telford and Wrekin</a> and ceremonial county of <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a>, England. Stirchley lies just south-east of the <a href="/wiki/Telford_Town_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Telford Town Centre">town centre</a>, and shares a parish council with neighbouring Brookside, which together have a population of 10,533 according to the 2001 census data<sup id="cite_ref-Census_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is close to <a href="/wiki/Dawley" title="Dawley">Dawley</a> and Malinslee and located next to the southern side of Telford town park.<sup id="cite_ref-Telford_Park_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telford_Park-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although formerly a farming parish, it was incorporated into the <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a> New Town in the 1970s. There are some important heritage sites in the parish, notably <a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Church,_Stirchley" title="St James' Church, Stirchley">St James Church</a>, Stirchley Hall, Stirchley Grange and the <a href="/wiki/Stirchley_Chimney" title="Stirchley Chimney">Stirchley Chimney</a>, now a local landmark. A number of Stirchley's <a href="/wiki/English_heritage" class="mw-redirect" title="English heritage">heritage sites</a> are waypoints on the <a href="/wiki/South_Telford_Heritage_Trail" title="South Telford Heritage Trail">South Telford Heritage Trail</a>. The former school was removed brick-by-brick and rebuilt at the nearby <a href="/wiki/Blists_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Blists Hill">Blists Hill</a> Victorian Town museum in 1993. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Growth_of_the_settlement">Growth of the settlement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Growth of the settlement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the most common historical units of administration between the 11th to mid-19th century were called hundreds<sup id="cite_ref-Hundreds_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hundreds-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (also known as wapentakes), and these were useful to reveal regional differences on a national scale over a large time period. Stirchley is part of South Bradford hundred in the district of <a href="/wiki/Wellington,_Shropshire" title="Wellington, Shropshire">Wellington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hundred_divisions_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hundred_divisions-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stirchley was a small community based on agriculture.<sup id="cite_ref-Stirchley_History_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stirchley_History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1612 the village was initially founded by 3 farms and 5 cottages,<sup id="cite_ref-Stirchley_History_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stirchley_History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but as industry spread at the beginning of the 19th century, the population of the settlement grew to 333 in 1881,<sup id="cite_ref-Population_statistics_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Population_statistics-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where it peaked. The population declined steeply until the 1940s,<sup id="cite_ref-Population_statistics_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Population_statistics-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however not just the population, but the settlement has grown substantially since, particularly as the parish now includes <a href="/wiki/Brookside,_Telford" title="Brookside, Telford">Brookside</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Parish_Council_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parish_Council-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which neighbours Stirchley meaning the headcount for the census<sup id="cite_ref-Census_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> data is much larger. Until the 19th century, the parish only contained 4 main farmsteads and a small number of cottages nearby the church,<sup id="cite_ref-Stirchley_History_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stirchley_History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but this changed when the population increased and affected the settlement pattern. Due to the industry taking place in the surrounding area houses were converted into cottages for the workers in the collieries<sup id="cite_ref-Stirchley_History_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stirchley_History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Bridge" title="The Iron Bridge">ironworks</a>. Furthermore, after 1821 many more houses were being built including Clerks Row which was built in 1840<sup id="cite_ref-Stirchley_History_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stirchley_History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to house the ironwork's managers. The increasing size of the settlement led to a licensed ale house, named the Rose and Crown, and a village shop by the early 1840s.<sup id="cite_ref-A_history_of_Shropshire_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_history_of_Shropshire-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Marius Wilson,<sup id="cite_ref-Gazatteer_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazatteer-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales</i> (1870–72) wrote of how Stirchley was a Parish with a population of 310 and had a railway station. Also, 'the property was divided among a few<sup id="cite_ref-Gazatteer_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazatteer-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> suggesting many people shared houses. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-1960s">Post-1960s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1960s the district of Dawley (before it changed in the early 1970s to the district of <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a><sup id="cite_ref-Formerly_Telford_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Formerly_Telford-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ), was developed by corporations. In the early 1970s most of the farmsteads in the South East of the district which included Stirchley were destroyed to make room for housing estates<sup id="cite_ref-Stirchley_History_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stirchley_History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for example, 500 private houses were built from 1972 creating the modern village of Stirchley that exists today. Also, on the former sites of two farms 948 dwellings were completed in the late 1970s, and nearby a new church, school and other facilities for recreation were constructed.<sup id="cite_ref-Stirchley_History_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stirchley_History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stirchley was developed as the population was increasing and there was a demand for more housing, amenities and facilities such as the railway station in nearby Telford in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-Formerly_Telford_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Formerly_Telford-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The area of Stirchley was a <a href="/wiki/Civil_parish" title="Civil parish">Civil parish</a> until 1 April 1966<sup id="cite_ref-Unit_history_stirchley_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unit_history_stirchley-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when it was abolished and merged with <a href="/wiki/Dawley" title="Dawley">Dawley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 1988, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley_and_Brookside&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stirchley and Brookside (page does not exist)">Stirchley and Brookside</a> Parish Council was formed.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Council_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Council-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Currently there are thirteen active members in the Council which is based in the Sambrook Centre in Stirchley and they together, represent the two areas of Stirchley and Brookside.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Council_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Council-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boundary_changes">Boundary changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Boundary changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The boundaries for Stirchley have changed very little over time.<sup id="cite_ref-Boundary_changes_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boundary_changes-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The changes that have taken place have been minor along the Eastern side of the Parish. However, there are current proposals being made to reduce the number of parliamentary <a href="/wiki/Constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituencies">constituencies</a> in England from 533 to 502,<sup id="cite_ref-Boundary_proposals_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boundary_proposals-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and this will affect the local council or electoral division/ward boundaries of some places. Stirchley is not likely to be changed<sup id="cite_ref-Boundary_proposals_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Boundary_proposals-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but could be expanded slightly to compensate for the loss of a constituency. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Population_of_stirchley,_Shropshire.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cd/Population_of_stirchley%2C_Shropshire.jpg/220px-Population_of_stirchley%2C_Shropshire.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cd/Population_of_stirchley%2C_Shropshire.jpg/330px-Population_of_stirchley%2C_Shropshire.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cd/Population_of_stirchley%2C_Shropshire.jpg/440px-Population_of_stirchley%2C_Shropshire.jpg 2x" data-file-width="535" data-file-height="292" /></a><figcaption>The population of Stirchley, including both males and females</figcaption></figure> <p>The population of Stirchley has been inconsistent from when the census records began in 1801.<sup id="cite_ref-Population_statistics_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Population_statistics-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In general the population rose until 1851 where there were 302 people living in the Parish, but soon after it declined and by 1891 the population was reduced by as much as 42.1%.<sup id="cite_ref-Population_statistics_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Population_statistics-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the beginning of the 20th century there were not any large scale demographic variations until the census in 1951 revealed 66 people died,<sup id="cite_ref-Population_statistics_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Population_statistics-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> most likely from the <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">first</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">second World Wars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nat_archive_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nat_archive-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1961 the parish had a population of 107.<sup id="cite_ref-Population_statistics_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Population_statistics-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, since Stirchley and Brookside combined as one Council Parish,<sup id="cite_ref-nat_archive_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nat_archive-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the penultimately recent Census data in 2001<sup id="cite_ref-Census_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> shows a much larger population and it is hard to define how much the population has increased just in the area of Stirchley. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Occupational_structure">Occupational structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Occupational structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stirchley,_Shropshire_occupational_statistics.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Stirchley%2C_Shropshire_occupational_statistics.jpg/220px-Stirchley%2C_Shropshire_occupational_statistics.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Stirchley%2C_Shropshire_occupational_statistics.jpg/330px-Stirchley%2C_Shropshire_occupational_statistics.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Stirchley%2C_Shropshire_occupational_statistics.jpg/440px-Stirchley%2C_Shropshire_occupational_statistics.jpg 2x" data-file-width="483" data-file-height="291" /></a><figcaption>Occupational statistics of Males aged over 20 in Stirchley in 1831<sup id="cite_ref-Social_status_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Social_status-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>From data in 1831<sup id="cite_ref-occupations_over_20s_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-occupations_over_20s-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the majority of males over 20 were involved in either agriculture or manufacturing and the minority in retail and handicrafts.<sup id="cite_ref-occupations_over_20s_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-occupations_over_20s-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most people in Stirchley had a social status of labourers, servants, or 'middling sorts' which are small farmers not employing labourers, however there were some employers and professionals.<sup id="cite_ref-Social_status_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Social_status-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the 2001 Census, it can be seen that the majority of the population between 16 and 74 in Stirchley are economically active.<sup id="cite_ref-2001_census_employment_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2001_census_employment-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many are employed in the Service industries which includes retail, transport, education and <a href="/wiki/Social_work" title="Social work">social work</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2001_census_employment_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2001_census_employment-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Places_of_interest">Places of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Places of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:St_James_Stirchley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/St_James_Stirchley.jpg/220px-St_James_Stirchley.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/St_James_Stirchley.jpg/330px-St_James_Stirchley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/St_James_Stirchley.jpg/440px-St_James_Stirchley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="393" /></a><figcaption>St James church in Stirchley by James Holmes Smith c. 1850<sup id="cite_ref-Church_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Church-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>There is one main church in Stirchley, <a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Church,_Stirchley" title="St James' Church, Stirchley">St.James'</a>, that is situated in a quiet location one mile away from Telford town centre. In the 12th century<sup id="cite_ref-St_James'_Church_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-St_James'_Church-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the chancel, where the clergy and choir are seated, was built from local sandstone. Today the more recent additions from the 18th century can be seen such as the steeple which was made from red brick.<sup id="cite_ref-St_James'_Church_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-St_James'_Church-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stirchley Hall farm is an estate that has been bought by numerous people and the last person known to have ownership of the estate was Thomas Clowes.<sup id="cite_ref-Stirchley_History_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stirchley_History-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last person to buy the estate was Dawley Development Corporation in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-Formerly_Telford_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Formerly_Telford-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Telford_Park_School" title="Telford Park School">Telford Park School</a> is located in Stirchley. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a> Japanese School (テルフォード補習授業校 <i>Terufōdo Hoshū Jugyō Kō</i>), a <a href="/wiki/Hoshuko" class="mw-redirect" title="Hoshuko">weekend Japanese educational programme</a>, is held at Telford Park School.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Stirchley_and_Brookside" title="Listed buildings in Stirchley and Brookside">Listed buildings in Stirchley and Brookside</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stirchley,_Shropshire&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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