Broseley is a little English community in Shropshire, with a population of 4,929 at the 2011 Census. The River Severn moves to its north and also eastern. The very first iron bridge on the planet was built in 1779 throughout the Severn, connecting Broseley with Coalbrookdale as well as Madeley. This belonged to the early commercial advancement in the Ironbridge Gorge, which is now part of a World Heritage Site. A negotiation existed in 1086 and also is detailed as Bosle in the Domesday Book. The town is located on the south bank of the Ironbridge Gorge therefore shares a lot of the background of its better recognized, but extra current neighbour, Ironbridge. In 1600, the town of Broseley contained just 27 houses as well as belonged to the Shirlett Royal Forest. The location was known for mining; some of the rock used to build Buildwas Abbey was taken from Broseley as well as there is proof that wooden wagonways existed in Broseley in 1605, offering Broseley a significant case to the earliest trains in Britain. The wagonways were almost certainly built for the transportation of coal as well as clay as well as it was these resources that brought about the significant development of the town during the Industrial Revolution. Many of the growths celebrated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust's collection of maintained commercial heritage sites either begun in Broseley or were attached to the community. Broseley was a centre for ironmaking, pottery and clay pipelines; the earliest recorded pipemaker was operating in the community in 1590. The Broseley Pipeworks is among the depend on's 10 museums, as is the Jackfield Tile Museum, which is located in Jackfield, just north-east of the community. John Wilkinson built the world's first iron boat whilst residing in the community, and also the prepare for the Iron Bridge were formulated in Broseley. Abraham Darby I, who created the procedure of smelting iron making use of coking coal, is hidden below. In the latter half of the 19th century the area suffered a decline, as markets relocated in other places. This left a tradition of uncapped mineshafts, run-down buildings, deserted quarries, ruin heaps and also pit mounds. In the last thirty years of the 20th century Broseley experienced a modern-day revival with the development of Telford across the River Severn. New estates were developed to the eastern of Broseley centre, whilst many older properties were developed or refurbished, however the community is still less inhabited now than it would have been 200 years back, when population figures mored than 5,000.