area around Dawley, not covered by Telford New Town, is rural and provides extensive opportunities for walking. The Ironbridge Gorge and The Wrekin are both pleasant walks from Dawley. On the northern edge of Dawley is Malinslee where St. Leonards church stands. The design of St. Leonards, a slightly irregular octagon, is said to have been influenced by Thomas Telford. Other churches supposedly influenced by Thomas Telford during his work in Shropshire are at nearby Madeley and Bridgnorth. Education There are seven primary schools in the Dawley area, and a comprehensive secondary school, Telford Langley School. There are two special schools in Dawley: Queensway South campus (formerly Mount Gilbert School) and Southall School. In July 2012, the Department for Education and Arts Council England selected Telford & Wrekin as one of the new areas for the In Harmony programme, working with Old Park Primary School and Children's Centre, Telford & Wrekin Music, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Manchester Camerata. In Harmony is a national programme that aims to inspire and transform the lives of children in deprived communities, using the power and disciplines of community-based orchestral music-making. Notable people Samuel Peploe (1667-1752), later Bishop of Chester, was a native of Dawley Parva, where he was baptised. Thomas Botfield (1762-1843), metallurgist, geologist and inventor, was born at Dawley. William 'Billy' Ball (1795–1852), the 'Shropshire Giant', was a nineteenth-century iron puddler and giant. John Poole Sandlands (1838-1915), clergyman, naturopath and vegetarian activist, was born in Dawley. Dawley was the birthplace in 1848 of Captain Matthew Webb who was the first man to swim the English Channel – his monument stands on the High Street. Legend suggests that a pig stood up against a wall to watch the parade in Webb's honour that was held on his return. Two roads in the town, Captain Webb Drive and Webb Crescent, are named after him, as is the Captain Webb Primary School. Albert Stanley (1863-1915), Liberal, later Labour politician, was born in Dark Lane, Dawley. William Foulke, a former England international goalkeeper, was born at Dawley in 1874. Joe Butler, another professional football goalkeeper who made 457 appearances for several clubs in The Football League, was born at Dawley Bank in 1879. Joseph Simpson (1909-1968) was born in Dawley, and was the head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1958 to 1968. Edith Pargeter (1913-1995), who in later life under her pen name