[3] It is part of the Lawley and Overdale civil parish.

[4] The area was originally named after the nearby colliery in 1882.

[5] It was called Rock Colliery[6] and was slightly to the south of the hamlet.

The area was later incorporated into the-then new town of Telford.

The area is served by buses that connect The Rock to the nearby settlements around Telford.