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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 |
| Civil parish |
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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, 150 miles (240 km) north-west of London. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 76,782.[3]
Shrewsbury has 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 Welsh 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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.
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