Lawley and Overdale

{{Short description|Civil parish in Shropshire, England}}

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{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Lawley and Overdale

| civil_parish = Lawley and Overdale

| country = England

| region = West Midlands

| coordinates = {{coord|52.677|-2.474|region:GB_type:city|display=title}}

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| unitary_england = Telford and Wrekin

| lieutenancy_england = Shropshire

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| population = 12,173

| population_ref = (2021 census)

| area_total_km2 = 5.555

| static_image = St John's Church, Lawley.jpg

| static_image_caption = St John's Church, Lawley

| website = https://lawleyoverdale-pc.gov.uk/

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Lawley and Overdale is a civil parish in Telford and Wrekin unitary area, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.

The parish includes an area of central and western Telford, south of the M54 motorway.{{cite web |title=Lawley and Overdale [map] |url=https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/58395.html|publisher=MapIt |access-date=30 December 2024}} Places in the parish are Lawley, Overdale, The Rock, Old Park, and Newdale.{{cite web |title=Serving the local community |url=https://lawleyoverdale-pc.gov.uk/parish-council-governance/ |publisher=Lawley and Overdale Parish Council |access-date=30 December 2024 |date=13 March 2020}} In 2021 the parish had a population of 12,173.{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/westmidlands/admin/telford_and_wrekin/E04000934__lawley_and_overdale/|title=Lawley and Overdale|publisher=City Population|accessdate=31 December 2024}} The parish was formed on 1 April 1988.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/wrekin.html|title=Wrekin Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=31 December 2024}}

It has a parish council, the lowest level of local government in England. There are eight councillors, elected to represent Lawley Common ward (1 councillor), Lawley East ward (3), Lawley West ward (1), Overdale and The Rock ward (2) and Town Centre ward (1).{{cite web |title=Our councillors |url=https://lawleyoverdale-pc.gov.uk/parish-council-governance/our-councillors-2/ |publisher=Lawley and Overdale Parish Council |access-date=30 December 2024}}

{{As of|2024}} there are 3 listed buildings in Lawley and Overdale, all at grade II.{{cite web |title=Search the List - Advanced Search |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/advanced-search/ |website=historicengland.org.uk |publisher=Historic England |access-date=28 December 2024 |language=en}} Enter the parish name in "Parish (Civil/Non-Civil)" to see listing.