The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage property covers an area of 5.5 km² (550ha) and is located in Telford, Shropshire, approximately 50km north-west of Birmingham. The Industrial Revolution overturned the fascinating image,have its modern impression,had its 18th century roots,came to an abrupt haltin the Ironbridge Gorge before spreading across the world, bringing with it some of the most far-reaching changes in human history. The site fuses a 5km width of,incorporates a 5km length of,expands a lot of,adds a finishing touch tothe steep-sided, mineral-rich Severn Valley from a point immediately west of Ironbridge downstream to Coalport, together with two smaller river valleys extending northwards to Coalbrookdale and Madeley. The Ironbridge Gorge gives a useful understanding,afford some information,allows a good understanding,offers a powerful insightinto the origins of the Industrial Revolution and also contains extensive remains of that period when the area was the focus of international attention from artists, engineers, and writers. The site contains substantial remains of mines, foundries, factories, workshops, warehouses, ironmasters' and workers' housing, public buildings, infrastructure, and transport systems, together with conventional woods and stuff,outdated roadside scenery,traditional landscape and forests,old-fashioned countrysideof the Severn Gorge. In addition, there also remain big crowds,large communities,extensive collections,customized groupsof artifacts and archives relating to the individuals, processes, and products that made the area so important.