Telford & Wrekin Council is asking people to help name a new square which is set to open at the heart of Station Quarter in Telford Town Centre.

The square, between The Quad digital skills hub and the Telford 6^th sixth form centre, is almost complete as the transformation of Station Quarter in Telford Town Centre continues.

Now the Council, which has helped to fund the multi-million pound Station Quarter development, wants to remember Telford’s industrial past as well as look forward to the future with a new name for the square which sits adjacent to Ironmasters Way.

The Council is calling on residents to choose their favourite figure from a list of historically important women who played a key role in Telford during the industrial revolution so the space, which links this area of Station Quarter, can be named after them.

The names of the women are:
- Sarah Darby: Sarah along with her sister Mary Rathbone and their sisters-in-law Rebecca and Deborah ran the Coalbrookdale Company
- Mary Rathbone: Mary, along with her sister Sarah Darby and their sisters-in-law Rebecca and Deborah ran the Coalbrookdale Company
- Elizabeth Poole: Mother-in-law of William Anstice who ran the Madeley Wood Company
- Betty Harris: A ‘pit girl’ who worked in the mines. Her experiences have shaped how women balanced gruelling labour with motherhood during this period
- Julie Salmon: A Coalport Pottery worker who progressed from a labourer to a pottery wheel turner
- Sarah Guppy: A prolific inventor who patented a method for creating safe piling for bridges. She shared her designs with renowned civil engineer Thomas Telford, who used her innovations for the foundations of the Menai Bridge
- Abiah Darby: A prominent Quaker minister and community leader based in Coalbrookdale who helped shape the social and educational life of the industrial community that grew around the ironworks

Telford & Wrekin Council is giving people the opportunity to vote online here as well as through its social media channels.