Telford is a town in Shropshire , a county of England . Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire , England , approximately 13 m east of Shrewsbury , and 30 m west of Birmingham . With an estimated population of 162,300 in 2009 , Telford is by far the largest town in Shropshire , and one of the fastest growing towns in the United Kingdom .