page_title: Wem
section_title: 20th century
hierarchical_section_title: Wem / History / 20th century
caption_attribution_description: English: Old Library Building in Wem
context_page_description: Wem is a small market town in Shropshire, England, 9 miles north of Shrewsbury on the rail line between that town and Crewe in Cheshire.
  The name of the town is derived from the Old English wamm, meaning a marsh, as marshy land exists in the area of the town. Over time, this was corrupted to form "Wem".
  As a caput of a barony and the centre of a large manor and parish Wem was a centre for justice and local government for centuries, and was the headquarters of the North Shropshire District Council until Shropshire became a unitary authority. From the 12th century revisions to the hundreds of Shropshire, Wem was within the North Division of Bradford Hundred until the end of the 19th century.
  According to Professor Richard Hoyle, Chairman of Victoria County History Shropshire, "Wem is an archetypal medieval-planned castle town and as such, can take its place alongside the best examples in England"
context_section_description: Several public buildings built in the early 20th century used the Arts and Crafts style: the Morgan Library building, the old post office and the current town hall building are examples.
caption: The Entrance to the Arts and Crafts Old Library Building in Wem
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