Could use some hotel/travel help

[Randy J. Ray]

(TL;DR version: I've lost my A-Z and haven't been to London in ages, so 
I need help locating a Metro station and hotels.)

Greetings all!

I will be traveling to England this November to spend time in London and 
Telford. I am arriving in London (Heathrow) on the 2nd of November, 
going up to Telford on the 7th, then returning to London for one night 
on the 10th before I fly back to California on Monday the 11th.

For the 7th-10th, I have a hotel reservation in Telford (I'm coming for 
a hobby convention, so I've reserved at the hotel near the International 
Centre). However, for the 2nd-7th, and for the night of the 10th, I 
still need to make some reservations. Problem is, I haven't been out 
there in about 7 years. I can't even find my old A-Z guide. I have 
forgotten which station I'll be taking the bus (or rail) from to get 
from London to Telford, and vice-versa. (Fortunately, the rail and bus 
station in Telford is right by the International Centre, so I'm not 
worried about the Telford side of my trip.)

Last time I was out, I stayed near the theater district district. I was 
a pleasant walk to the Metro station, one of the major ones (Victoria, 
maybe?). But it wasn't the station I used to get to Telford, and *this* 
time I expect to be carrying a little more luggage (I plan to bring a 
few models to the show). So I would prefer to get a hotel closer to the 
Metro station that I'll be leaving from for Telford. I would also like 
to find a place that will make it (relatively) easy to get to Heathrow 
Monday morning for my flight out.

So, what I could use help with is this: Firstly, can someone identify 
for me what the Metro station is that I would be leaving from to go to 
Telford. Then, what postal code(s) should I look for hotels in? I figure 
I'll use hotels.com or something like that to actually find a place in 
my budget range. But I don't know where anything is, and without my A-Z 
I can't even look things up! Lastly, suggestions for a place, or at 
least the postal codes to look in, to stay on the 10th as well.

Cheers in advance for all help!

Randy
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