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| Shrewsbury | |
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| County town | |
    Clockwise from top: Shrewsbury skyline, Shrewsbury Castle, English Bridge and The Square | |
  Shrewsbury Location within Shropshire | |
| Population | 76,782 (2021 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ 4915 1253 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | List
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| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY1 SY2 SY3 |
| Dialling code | 01743 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Shrewsbury (/ˈʃroʊzbəri/ SHROHZ-bər-ee, also /ˈʃruːz-/ SHROOZ-)[1][2] is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Wolverhampton, 15 miles (24 km) west of Telford, 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Wrexham and 53 miles (85 km) north of Hereford. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 76,782.[3]
Shrewsbury has Anglo-Saxon roots and institutions whose foundations dating from that time represent a cultural continuity possibly going back as far as the 8th century.[4][5] The centre has a largely undisturbed medieval street plan and over 660 listed buildings,[6] including several examples of timber framing from the 15th and 16th centuries. Shrewsbury Castle, a red sandstone fortification, and Shrewsbury Abbey, were founded in 1074 and 1083 respectively by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery.[7] The town is the birthplace of Charles Darwin.[8] It has had a role in nurturing aspects of English culture, including drama,[9] ballet, dance[10] and pantomime.[10]
Located 9 miles (14 km) east of the England–Wales border, Shrewsbury serves as the commercial centre for Shropshire and parts of mid-Wales, with a retail output of over £299 million per year and light industry and distribution centres, such as Battlefield Enterprise Park, on the outskirts. The A5 and A49 trunk roads come together as the town's by-pass and five railway lines meet at Shrewsbury railway station.
- ^ Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the World: Origins And Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features And Historic Sites. Stamford: McFarland. p. 345. ISBN 0786422483.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition (revised) ed.). Oxford University Press. loc. 647563 of 801946. ISBN 0-19-861057-2.
- ^ "Shrewsbury Parish in West Midlands". City Population. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Colleges of secular canons: Shrewsbury | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Newman, Pevsner & Watson 2006, p. 526
- ^ "About Shrewsbury | Original Shrewsbury". Enjoy England. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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Castlewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Charles Darwin: His Life, Work and Shrewsbury | Original Shrewsbury". originalshrewsbury.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ ""Nigel Hinton Nigel's Notes on Shrewsbury Mystery Plays"". Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b "John Weaver | British dancer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 11 March 2023.