Benjamin Franklin failed at earning the title of "The First American."
Albrighton is a large village -LRB- population 4,157 in the 2001 census -RRB- , -LRB- population increasing to 4,326 in the 2011 census -RRB- and civil parish in Shropshire , England .. Shropshire. Shropshire. civil parish. civil parishes in England. It is located 7.5 mi northwest of Wolverhampton and is best described as a dormitory village for the city .. Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton. It is 11.3 mi from Bridgnorth and used to be within the now defunct Bridgnorth district ; it is now part of the Shropshire Council unitary authority .. Shropshire. Shropshire. Bridgnorth. Bridgnorth. Bridgnorth district. Bridgnorth ( district ). Shropshire Council. Shropshire Council. unitary authority. unitary authority. The village has a railway station , which is on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line .. Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton. railway station. Albrighton railway station. Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. Very close by is RAF Cosford and the M54 motorway .. RAF Cosford. RAF Cosford. M54 motorway. M54 motorway. The village is the most easterly settlement in Shropshire .. Shropshire. Shropshire. Immediately to the north is the hamlet and parish of Donington separated from Albrighton by Humphreston -LRB- Albrighton -RRB- Brook .. Donington. Donington, Shropshire