Broseley is a tiny English town in Shropshire, with a population of 4,929 at the 2011 Census. The River Severn streams to its north as well as eastern. The first iron bridge in the world was integrated in 1779 throughout the Severn, linking Broseley with Coalbrookdale as well as Madeley. This belonged to the early commercial advancement in the Ironbridge Gorge, which is currently part of a World Heritage Site. A settlement existed in 1086 and is noted as Bosle in the Domesday Publication. The community lies on the south financial institution of the Ironbridge Gorge and so shares much of the history of its much better recognized, yet more current neighbour, Ironbridge. In 1600, the community of Broseley consisted of only 27 residences and also was part of the Shirlett Royal Forest. The location was known for mining; several of the stone utilized to construct Buildwas Abbey was taken from Broseley and also there is evidence that wood wagonways existed in Broseley in 1605, providing Broseley a serious case to the earliest railways in Britain. The wagonways were almost certainly constructed for the transport of coal and also clay and it was these resources that brought about the big growth of the community during the Industrial Revolution. Much of the advancements celebrated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust's collection of preserved commercial heritage sites either started in Broseley or were linked to the town. Broseley was a centre for ironmaking, pottery and also clay pipes; the earliest recorded pipemaker was operating in the community in 1590. The Broseley Pipeworks is one of the count on's 10 museums, as is the Jackfield Tile Museum, which is situated in Jackfield, just north-east of the town. John Wilkinson built the globe's very first iron boat whilst residing in the town, as well as the prepare for the Iron Bridge were formulated in Broseley. Abraham Darby I, who created the process of smelting iron making use of coking coal, is hidden right here. In the last fifty percent of the 19th century the location endured a decline, as markets relocated somewhere else. This left a heritage of uncapped mineshafts, abandoned structures, deserted quarries, ruin heaps and pit mounds. In the last thirty years of the 20th century Broseley experienced a modern revival with the growth of Telford throughout the River Severn. New estates were built to the eastern of Broseley centre, whilst lots of older residential or commercial properties were created or renovated, yet the town is still much less inhabited currently than it would have been 200 years earlier, when population numbers mored than 5,000.