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Oakengates

UK Place
Demography
Population8517
Administration
Unitary authorityTelford and Wrekin
Ceremonial countyShropshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Other Information
Post townTELFORD
Postcode districtTF2 TF
Dialling code01952
UK ParliamentTelford

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Oakengates is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, and now forms part of the new town of Telford. The parish's population was recorded as 8,517 in the 2001 census.

The name has nothing to do with Oak or Gates but is derived from the Ancient Brythonic name for the valley which was Usc-con, meaning The Lake(Usc(water) and the confluence(Cond) of two streams (see Cartlidge), and from the Old Norse gata, path; see gh- in Indo-European roots. meaning boundary or Road. So Usc-con gait is at the Road at the vale of Usc-con. A history of Oakengates was written by local historian Reverend Cartlidge whose name is commemorated in the name of the retirement home Cartlidge House.

The Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton railway line runs through the town and there is a station and a tunnel (Oakengates Tunnel).

In the late 18th century the Ketley Canal was constructed to carry coal and ironstone from Oakengates to Ketley works. The canal has long since fallen into disuse and little trace of it can be found today. The first boat lift in Britain was an experimental one built at Oakengates in 1794 by Robert Weldon of Lichfield. A full scale version was to be built on the Somerset Coal Canal at Rowley Bottom near Combe Hay, but the lift jammed and failed while being demonstrated and the construction was abandoned.

Oakengates has Telford's main theatre. Nearby are the town council's headquarters and the United Reformed/Methodist church.

Oakengates Video

Live at UNIVERSAL HARDCORE, Brighleighs, Oakengates, Telford. Feb 2nd 2008
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Fish performing "That Time of the Night" at Oakengates Theatre, Telford on 25th November 2008 during the Clutching at Stars Tour
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Deltic Through Oakengates, Royal Scots Grey - RSG 55022
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Recorded live at the Oakengates Theatre in Telford, ...September 12th 2009 . www.dianeshaw.co.uk . DIANE SHAW LIVE TOUR dates www.facebook.com . .
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Gordon Henricks, recorded live on 14th March 2009 - Oakengates Theatre, Telford
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Modern Timbrels Dance by our SAY timbrels
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Comedy legend Bernie Clifton rides into Telford with Oswald, Dame Trott and Princess Amelia in this year's laughter filled launch of panto! Jack & the Beanstalk opens on 9 Dec 2010 until 2 Jan 2011 with X Factor's Andy Steed as Jack, Philip Armstrong as Dame Trott, Olivia Sloyan as Princess Amelia and the return of Ian Billings as King Crumble. Tickets are selling fast for this giant panto which will audiences full of beans! Call the box office on 01952 382 382 or visit www.theplacetelford.com for tickets.
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Live At The Crown, oakengates sept 2007
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Oakengates Band playing at the "People in Celebration" 15.05.2010. Bandmaster: Peter Aplin
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dance @ oakengates lol
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It's wedding fever at Oakengates Theatre @The Place too - shropshirelive.com (press release) Tweet this news
shropshirelive.com (press release)--With Royal Wedding fever sweeping the nation, -Oakengates- Theatre @The Place, in association with London based pantomime producers Paul Holman Associates, are pleased to announce details of the forth coming wedding bet - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:52:05 GMT+00:00
Oakengates residents get extra weapon in fight against speeding drivers - shropshirelive.com (press release) Tweet this news
shropshirelive.com (press release)--Residents on Holyhead Road in -Oakengates-, Telford, are being given an extra weapon in the fight against speeding drivers. The Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia and the local policing team are distributing sticker - Date : Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:41:02 GMT+00:00
Vandals wreck Telford boys' grave - shropshirestar.com Tweet this news
shropshirestar.com--Yobs ripped down the headstone and threw around toys placed at the graveside of Kyle Beddoes at Wombridge Cemetery in -Oakengates-, Telford. Today Kyle's mother Tammie Shaw, 27, branded the vandals a “disgrace”. Kyle, who lost - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:37:42 GMT+00:00
Telford £2.2m community tennis centre opens - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--The eight-court, indoor and outdoor centre has opened at -Oakengates- Leisure Centre in Telford as part of a school complex with community services. It was funded by Telford & Wrekin Council, the Department for Education and the Lawn Ten - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:35:21 GMT+00:00
Windows smashed as bricks are thrown in Oakengates - shropshirelive.com (press release) Tweet this news
shropshirelive.com (press release)--Police in Telford are investigating after two businesses in -Oakengates- had their windows put through. Offenders threw bricks at the Coalport Tavern in Bridge Street and Bridge Dental Health Centre at around 1.20am on - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:43:45 GMT+00:00
Easter events round-up - shropshirestar.com Tweet this news
shropshirestar.com--Those who want to enjoy a tipple or two can visit the 30th Telford Beer Festival at the Crown Inn in -Oakengates-, which is due to get under way on tomorrow and run until May 2. More than 50 new beers will be available for fans to try. - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:20:48 GMT+00:00
Comic Alan Carr plans exclusive county gig - shropshirestar.com Tweet this news
shropshirestar.com--Alan Carr will perform a warm-up show at -Oakengates- Theatre @ The Place, in Telford, on May 23. The star of Channel 4's Alan Carr Chatty Man will try out material that will feature in a new show, which will form his first UK Tou - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:57:36 GMT+00:00
81-year-old falls victim to distraction burglary in Oakengates - shropshirelive.com (press release) Tweet this news
shropshirelive.com (press release)--Police officers in Telford are investigating following a distraction burglary at an address on Slaney Street, -Oakengates- yesterday. Sometime between 5.55pm and 6.10pm, the victim, an 81-year-old man, was stood in his - Date : Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:56:57 GMT+00:00
Police investigate third distraction burglary in Telford - shropshirelive.com (press release) Tweet this news
shropshirelive.com (press release)--It comes after two similar incidents in Slaney Street in -Oakengates- on the same day. A thief stole cash from one property and attempted to access at least one other property. Police are linking the incidents and are u - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:47:23 GMT+00:00
Nine road improvement projects under way - Get Bracknell Tweet this news
Get Bracknell--The council has also put in more planning applications for schemes to add parking spaces in Deepfield Road in Bullbrook and -Oakengates- in Hanworth at a cost of £200000. The costs of this project are being split between the council and Br - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:29:56 GMT+00:00

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