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Muxton
Muxton
	Tudor house at Muxton
	Muxton Location within Shropshire
Population	6,557 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ715137
Civil parish	Donnington and Muxton;
Unitary authority	Telford and Wrekin;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TELFORD
Postcode district	TF2
Dialling code	01952
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	The Wrekin;
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°43′12″N 2°25′16″W / 52.720°N 2.421°W

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Muxton is a village between Lilleshall and Donnington in Shropshire, England. It now forms part of the new town of Telford, situated on the town's very north-eastern outskirts.

The population was 6,557 as of the 2011 Census, which is a 12.6% increase over that at the previous census, which took place in 2001.^[1]

The village is home to a doctors' surgery, a pharmacy, a post office, fast food outlets, a Price-point retailer, a hotel, a primary school and park areas.

There is a McDonald's, a petrol station, a Premier Inn and a restaurant located between Muxton and neighbouring Donnington.

St John's Church, (Church of England), is located in Muxton and together with St. Michael's and all Angels in Lilleshall forms the centre of the Christian community in both parishes. The building of St. John's is also used as a small community centre. There is also the Serbian Orthodox Church's Church of Saint Nicholas.

The Shropshire Golf Centre is near Muxton, situated within the Granville Country Park, which itself lies on the southern edge of the greater Muxton area.

References

^ "Muxton Census ward profile - 2011 Census Ward Profiles - Downloads - Telford & Wrekin Council". Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

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[1] "Muxton Census ward profile - 2011 Census Ward Profiles - Downloads - Telford & Wrekin Council". Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

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 '''Muxton''' is a village between [[Lilleshall]] and [[Donnington, Telford|Donnington]] in [[Shropshire]], England. It now forms part of the [[Planned community|new town]] of [[Telford]], situated on the town's very north-eastern outskirts.
-Population was 6,557 as of the 2011 Census, which is a 12.6% increase at the census previous to this one, which took place in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telford.gov.uk/downloads/file/5824/muxton_census_ward_profile |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-11-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204132133/http://www.telford.gov.uk/downloads/file/5824/muxton_census_ward_profile |archivedate=2014-12-04 }}</ref>
+The population was 6,557 as of the 2011 Census, which is a 12.6% increase over that at the previous census, which took place in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telford.gov.uk/downloads/file/5824/muxton_census_ward_profile |title=Muxton Census ward profile - 2011 Census Ward Profiles - Downloads - Telford & Wrekin Council |accessdate=2014-11-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204132133/http://www.telford.gov.uk/downloads/file/5824/muxton_census_ward_profile |archivedate=2014-12-04 }}</ref>
 {{stack|[[File:Muxton - geograph.org.uk - 416033.jpg|thumb|The Orthodox church]]}}
 The village is home to a doctors' surgery, a pharmacy, a post office, fast food outlets, a [[Variety store|Price-point retailer]], a hotel, a primary school and park areas.
-There is a [[McDonald's]], a petrol station, a Premier Inn and a restaurant located between Muxton and neighbouring Donnington.
+There is a [[McDonald's]], a petrol station, a [[Premier Inn]] and a restaurant located between Muxton and neighbouring Donnington.
-St John's Church, ([[Church of England]]), is located in Muxton and together with St. Michael's and all Angels in Lilleshall forms the centre of the Christian community in both parishes. The building of St. John's is also used as a small community centre.  There is also the Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas.
+St John's Church, ([[Church of England]]), is located in Muxton and together with St. Michael's and all Angels in Lilleshall forms the centre of the Christian community in both parishes. The building of St. John's is also used as a small community centre.  There is also the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]]'s Church of Saint Nicholas.
-''The Shropshire Golf Centre'' is near Muxton, situated within the Granville Country Park, which itself lies on the southern edge of the greater Muxton area.
+''The Shropshire Golf Centre'' is near Muxton, situated within the [[Granville Country Park]], which itself lies on the southern edge of the greater Muxton area.
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