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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Ironbridge Gorge is about 40 km north-west of Birmingham. The nearest other World Heritage site is Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal, about 55 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Birmingham · about 2,285,000 peopleabout 40 km south-east
  • Stoke · about 391,000 peopleabout 45 km north-east
  • Coventry · about 388,000 peopleabout 70 km east
  • Chester · about 90,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
  • Leicester · about 458,000 peopleabout 90 km east
  • Liverpool · about 811,000 peopleabout 95 km north
Ironbridge GorgeBirminghamNottinghamLeicesterStokeCoventryPontcysyllte Aqueduct and CanalDerwent Valley MillsSlate Landscape of Wales20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Ironbridge Gorge and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesPontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal1Jodrell Bank Observatory2Derwent Valley Mills3Blaenavon Industrial Landscape4Blenheim Palace5Ironbridge Gorge
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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