Location
It lies on the south bank of the River Severn, in the Ironbridge Gorge, and opposite the village of Coalport. Jackfield is in both the Telford and Wrekin Council area and the Shropshire Council area of Shropshire — the border runs through the settlement.
In older times, Jackfield village was a group of 5 smaller settlements: Preens Eddy, The Werps, The Tuckies, Salthouses and Jackfield itself.
The central portion of the village was constructed on a particularly unstable part of the Ironbridge Gorge, where several landslips have been recorded. The landslip of 1952 devastated the core of Jackfield. Flooding also badly affects the part of Jackfield by the river from time-to-time.
The Severn Valley railway line ran through the area and there were sidings to support the several tile works in the area, along with a passenger halt station. Little remains of the railway except the unusually large level crossing gates, now the largest surviving in the UK.
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