The Parish of Lilleshall and Donnington is made up of three wards and is one of the largest within the Borough of Telford and Wrekin. These Wards are:

Donnington
 

Donnington is the largest village within the parish consisting of a population of 4477 (Dec 02) and is situated north east of Telford Town centre.

It was once a mining community but this ended in 1979 when the Granville Colliery closed. The Parish Council offices and community hall is located here in Turreff Avenue sharing the same building as the library. Donnington has a small number of shops on Wrekin Drive and Albert Place.

It is also home to the War Departments Brigade Ordinance Depot (BOD) which moved here prior to World War 2 (then known as Central Ordinance Depot –COD).

This ward is represented by six councillors on the parish council.

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Lilleshall Memorial


Lilleshall
is a small village situated 4 km south-west of Newport along the A518 in Shropshire.

Together with Church Aston the population in December 2002 was 967. There is a recently formed Residents Association which is working together with the Parish Council and the Borough Council to improve the village. Its most famous landmark is the Lilleshall Monument which stands on top of Lilleshall Hill and was erected in honour of the Duke of Sutherland.

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It is represented by three councillors on the parish council.

 

Muxton
 

Muxton was originally a small village dating back to Saxon times but has now grown with new residential dwellings constantly being erected.

It consists of a population of 4245 (Dec 02) and is situated between Lilleshall and Donnington. The residents recently fought against plans for the Coal Board to start open-cast mining and, fortunately for the area, won.

This ward is also represented by six councillors on the parish council.

 
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