Early settlement in the area was thought to be on the land that sloped up from the Weald Moors (an area north of the town centre) towards the line along which the Roman Watling Street was built.
Farmland surrounded three large estates in the 10th century, namely Wellington, Wrockwardine and Lilleshall.

From the 13th century there was urban development in Wellington and Madeley, where Wenlock Priory founded a new town.
Six monastic houses, founded in the 11th and 12th centuries, had large interests in the area's economic growth.
They collectively acquired almost half of the area, and profited from coal and ironstone mines and iron smithies on their estates.

The area was also the site of the 1821 Cinderloo Uprising which saw 3,000 people protest the lowering of wages for those working in the local coal industry.
The protests resulted in the deaths of three striking colliers.
Early settlement in the area was thought to be on the land that sloped up from the Weald Moors (an area north of the town centre) towards the line along which the Roman Watling Street was built. Farmland surrounded three large estates in the 10th century, namely Wellington, Wrockwardine and Lilleshall.
From the 13th century there was urban development in Wellington and Madeley, where Wenlock Priory founded a new town. Six monastic houses, founded in the 11th and 12th centuries, had large interests in the area's economic growth. They collectively acquired almost half of the area, and profited from coal and ironstone mines and iron smithies on their estates.
The area was also the site of the 1821 Cinderloo Uprising which saw 3,000 people protest the lowering of wages for those working in the local coal industry. The protests resulted in the deaths of three striking colliers.
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