Oswestry

Oswestry
Welsh: *Croesoswallt*
Oswestry Welsh: Croesoswallt;
	Clockwise from top: Llwyd Mansion, Cross Street, St Oswald's Church, Oswestry Market
	Coat of arms of Oswestry; Motto: Floreat Oswestria; ('May Oswestry flourish')
	Oswestry Location within Shropshire
Population	17,509 (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ292293
• London	179 mi (288 km) SE
Civil parish	Oswestry;
Unitary authority	Shropshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OSWESTRY
Postcode district	SY10, SY11
Dialling code	01691
ISO 3166 code	GB-SHR
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	North Shropshire;
Councillors	4 Shropshire Councillors (Conservative - 2); (Green - 2); 18 Town Councillors (Green - 9); (Conservative - 5); (Lib Dems - 4);
Website	Oswestry Town Council
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°51′35″N 3°03′14″W / 52.8598°N 3.0538°W

Oswestry (/ˈɒzwəstri/ OZ-wəss-tree; Welsh: Croesoswallt) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border.^[2] It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.

The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Oswestry until that was abolished in 2009. Oswestry is the third-largest town in Shropshire, following Telford and Shrewsbury. At the 2021 Census, the population was 17,509.^[3]^[4] The town is five miles (8 km) from the Welsh border and has a mixed English and Welsh heritage.^[5]

Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area.^[6]

^ "Oswestry". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^ "The rise and rise of a railway town". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ Population Density, 2011 Archived 4 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Neighbourhood Statistics, 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ "Oswestry". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
^ Shropshire Tourism. "Oswestry & the Welsh Borders". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
^ NCA 63: Oswestry Uplands Key Facts & Data at www.naturalengland.org.uk. Accessed on 5 April 2013.

[bua2011-1] "Oswestry". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[2] "The rise and rise of a railway town". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[3] Population Density, 2011 Archived 4 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Neighbourhood Statistics, 2011 Census, Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

[4] "Oswestry". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2008.

[5] Shropshire Tourism. "Oswestry & the Welsh Borders". Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2009.

[6] NCA 63: Oswestry Uplands Key Facts & Data at www.naturalengland.org.uk. Accessed on 5 April 2013.

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Oswestry Welsh: Croesoswallt
Clockwise from top: Llwyd Mansion, Cross Street, St Oswald's Church, Oswestry Market
Coat of arms of Oswestry Motto: Floreat Oswestria ('May Oswestry flourish')
Oswestry Location within Shropshire
Population	17,509 (2021 Census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ292293
• London	179 mi (288 km) SE
Civil parish	Oswestry
Unitary authority	Shropshire
Ceremonial county	Shropshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OSWESTRY
Postcode district	SY10, SY11
Dialling code	01691
ISO 3166 code	GB-SHR

Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands

UK Parliament	North Shropshire
Councillors	4 Shropshire Councillors (Conservative - 2) (Green - 2) 18 Town Councillors (Green - 9) (Conservative - 5) (Lib Dems - 4)
Website	Oswestry Town Council
List of places UK England Shropshire 52°51′35″N 3°03′14″W / 52.8598°N 3.0538°W / 52.8598; -3.0538