Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, about 13 mi east of Shrewsbury, and 30 mi north west of Birmingham. With an estimated population (for the borough) of 175,271 in 2017 and around 155,000 in Telford itself, Telford is the largest town in Shropshire, and one of the fastest-growing towns in the United Kingdom.