Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Dawley within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Dawley.-- town and par., Shropshire, on Shrewsbury Canal, 4 miles SE. of Wellington and 161 miles NW. of London, 2743 ac., pop. 9200; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has extensive ironworks and coal mines; contains Dawley Bank, hamlet with school; P.O.; and Dawley Parva, eccl. dist., pop. 2063; P.O., called Little Dawley.