Broseley is a little English town in Shropshire, with a population of 4,929 at the 2011 Census. The River Severn streams to its north as well as east. The first iron bridge on the planet was integrated in 1779 across the Severn, linking Broseley with Coalbrookdale and also Madeley. This was part of the early industrial advancement in the Ironbridge Gorge, which is now part of a World Heritage Site. A settlement existed in 1086 and also is listed as Bosle in the Domesday Book. The town is located on the south financial institution of the Ironbridge Gorge therefore shares much of the background of its far better recognized, but a lot more current neighbour, Ironbridge. In 1600, the town of Broseley contained only 27 homes as well as belonged to the Shirlett Royal Forest. The location was understood for mining; some of the stone used to construct Buildwas Abbey was extracted from Broseley as well as there is evidence that wooden wagonways existed in Broseley in 1605, giving Broseley a serious case to the oldest trains in Britain. The wagonways were almost certainly constructed for the transport of coal and clay and also it was these sources that resulted in the big development of the community throughout the Industrial Revolution. Most of the growths celebrated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust's collection of maintained commercial heritage websites either begun in Broseley or were attached to the community. Broseley was a centre for ironmaking, pottery and also clay pipes; the earliest recorded pipemaker was working in the community in 1590. The Broseley Pipeworks is just one of 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 created the globe's very first iron watercraft whilst residing in the town, and the prepare for the Iron Bridge were prepared in Broseley. Abraham Darby I, that developed the procedure of smelting iron making use of coking coal, is hidden here. In the last half of the 19th century the location experienced a decrease, as markets moved elsewhere. This left a legacy of uncapped mineshafts, abandoned structures, abandoned quarries, ruin stacks and pit piles. In the last thirty years of the 20th century Broseley experienced a modern revival with the development of Telford throughout the River Severn. New estates were constructed to the eastern of Broseley centre, whilst several older residential or commercial properties were created or remodelled, however the community is still less populated now than it would certainly have been 200 years back, when population figures mored than 5,000.