Original: 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.
Simplified: Telford is a town in Shropshire, a county of England.