Editing River Severn (section)

==Industry==
A {{convert|3|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of the River Severn in [[Shropshire]], is known as [[Ironbridge Gorge]]. It was designated a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] in 1986. Its historic importance is due to its role as the centre of the [[Ironworks|iron industry]] in the early stages of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. The gorge and the village of [[Ironbridge]] get their name from the [[The Iron Bridge|Iron Bridge]] across the Severn, built in 1779, which was the first cast-iron arch bridge ever constructed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/371|title=Ironbridge Gorge|first=UNESCO World Heritage|last=Centre|access-date=26 December 2019|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802133816/http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/371|url-status=live}}</ref>

Two nuclear power stations are situated on the river, in the area of South Gloucestershire. [[Oldbury Nuclear Power Station]] and [[Berkeley Nuclear Power Station]] both made use of the River Severn as part of the power generation and nuclear cooling processes.  Both are now decommissioned.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-25198759 |title=Berkeley named as preferred nuclear waste site |publisher=BBC |date=3 December 2013 |access-date=4 December 2013 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201150649/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-25198759 |url-status=live }}</ref>