Shropshire Tourism - Places to Stay, Eat and Shop in Shropshire What's On Get wrapped up in Shropshire As the nights start to draw in you may find yourself considering an indulgent short break away from the usual routine. What you may not have considered is Shropshire as one of the best places to de-stress. This may be in part because you are unsure where we are (this helpful map opposite will explain just how accessible we are) or because you are unfamiliar with just how much Shropshire has to offer its visitors. A quick trawl through our website may help enlighten and even surprise you. For in this little known corner of England you will find Medieval Shrewsbury , birthplace of Charles Darwin , Ironbridge birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and Much Wenlock , the real inspiration for the modern Olympics. And Shropshire’s smorgasbord is fit to bursting with local produce and plenty of great eateries (and plenty of walks to help keep the calories in check). Shopping is a must too, with over 20 vibrant market towns and numerous independent and individual shops to choose from.

Ever since those clever Romans discovered Shropshire as an ideal place for some decent R&R, Shropshire has been offering comfy beds, good food, proper ales and the like to the weary. All served up with the sort of warmth and hospitality that encourages friends to return. It’s a tradition that continues today. Some people may think Shropshire is a bit old fashioned but we like to think we have simply hung on to what really matters. We think you may too. What's On Shropshire interpreters and translation services Home > Interpreters > Shropshire Interpreters in Shropshire Interpreting services are now becoming crucial to the day to day running of a whole host of Government bodies, local authorities and businesses both large and small. Shropshire (Salop, Shrops) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The shire county and its districts were replaced by a unitary authority. The main towns in this county are: Shrewsbury, Telford , Wellington, Dawley, Madeley, Oswestry, Newport, Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Whitchurch, Market Drayton.

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If you are an interpreter or a translator then we would like to hear from you. Please send us your CV. For more information on this county please see the Shropshire Wiki . Guide to Shropshire County, England Home - Regions - Central England - Shropshire Shropshire At nearly 1500 square miles, Shropshire is one of Britain's least populated areas, located in the West Midlands on the border with Wales. The spectacular, mountainous and rugged, Shropshire hills cover a quarter of the county and are designated an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. To the west the English/Welsh border has born witness to a long history of conflict. Under the Normans, this area become one of the most heavily fortified, indicated by the number of Norman Castles still standing here today. The Severn, Britain's longest river, winds its way through lush valleys down to the county town of Shrewsbury. With over 600 listed buildings, Shrewsbury claims to be one of the finest preserved towns in England. The county of Shropshire is mountainous in the south west, and hilly but more level in the east.

North of the Severn are the county's famous Shropshire meres (small lakes). The Salop plain stretches from Whitchurch in the north to Church Stretton in the south west, where the Wrekin rises from this plain to over 1,200 feet. 'the nearest earthly place to paradise' P.G. Wodehouse, comments about Shropshire County Town: Shrewsbury - distance from London: 165 miles (265 km) Nearby Counties: My Shropshire County - Promoting Local Businesess Within The County of Shropshire My Shropshire County Newlife supports My Market Drayton ‹ › My Shropshire Schools & County Information Food & Drink Eat out? Takeaway?

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Shropshire plays host to some great well known radio stations like BBC Radio Shropshire and Free Radio but what of those run by local people for local towns. Easy listening just got better, click here to see a radio station to suit you. Focus on Local Shropshire (Salop) - Main Page Shropshire (Salop) - Main Page Go to People Connected to Shropshire Shropshire Shropshire (pron.: /ˈʃrɒpʃər/ or /ˈʃrɒpʃɪər/; alternatively Salop;[8] abbreviated, in print only, Shrops[9]) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east and Herefordshire to the south. A unitary authority (Shropshire Council) was created on 1 April 2009, taking over from the previous county council and 5 district councils, and covers most of the county. The borough of Telford and Wrekin has been a separate unitary authority since 1998 and continues to be included in the ceremonial county.

The county's population and economy is centred on five towns: the county town of Shrewsbury, which is culturally and historically important and is located in the centre of the county;[10] Telford, a new town in the east which was constructed around a number of older towns, most notably Wellington, Dawley and Madeley, which is today the most populous;[11] and Oswestry in the north-west, Bridgnorth just to the south of Telford, and Ludlow in the south. The county has many further market towns, including Whitchurch in the north, Newport just to the north-east of Telford, and Market Drayton in the north-east of the county.

The Ironbridge Gorge area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale and a part of Madeley.[12] There are, additionally, other notable historic industrial sites located around the county, such as at Shrewsbury, Broseley, Snailbeach and Highley as well as the Shropshire Union Canal.[13] The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers about a quarter of the county, mainly in the south.[14] Shropshire is one of England's most rural and sparsely populated counties, with the population density of the Shropshire Council area being just 91/km2 (337/sq mi).[15] The Wrekin is one of the most famous natural landmarks in the county,[16] though the highest hills are the Clee Hills,[17] Stiperstones[18] and the Long Mynd.[19] Wenlock Edge is another significant geographical and geological landmark.[20] In the low-lying northwest of the county (and overlapping the border with Wales) is the Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve, one of the most important and best preserved

 bogs in Britain.

The River Severn, Great Britain's longest river, runs through the county, exiting into Worcestershire via the Severn Valley. Shropshire is landlocked, and with an area of 3,487 square kilometres (1,346 sq mi),[15] is England's largest inland county.[21] The county flower is the round-leaved sundew.[22] For Eurostat purposes, the county (less the unitary district of Telford and Wrekin) is a NUTS 3 region (code UKG22). The two Shropshire unitary areas (covering all of the ceremonial county), together with the authorities covering the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. History The area was once part of the lands of the Cornovii, which consisted of the modern day counties of Cheshire, Shropshire, north Staffordshire, north Herefordshire and eastern parts of Powys. This was a tribal Celtic iron age kingdom. Their capital in pre-Roman times was probably a hill fort on The Wrekin.

Ptolemy's 2nd century Geography names one of their towns as being Viroconium Cornoviorum (Wroxeter), which became their capital under Roman rule and one of the largest settlements in Britain. After the Roman occupation of Britain ended in the 5th century, the Shropshire area was in the eastern part of the Welsh Kingdom of Powys; known in Welsh poetry as the Paradise of Powys. It was annexed to the Saxon kingdom of Mercia by King Offa in the eighth century, at which time he built two significant dykes there to defend his territory against the Welsh or at least demarcate it.

In subsequent centuries, the area suffered repeated Danish invasion, and fortresses were built at Bridgnorth and Chirbury.[23] After the Norman Conquest in 1066, major estates in Shropshire were granted to Normans, including Roger de Montgomerie, who ordered significant constructions, particularly in Shrewsbury, the town of which he was Earl.[24] Many defensive castles were built at this time across the county to defend against the Welsh and enable effective control of the region, including Ludlow Castle[25] and Shrewsbury Castle.[26] The western frontier with Wales was not finally determined until the 14th Century. Also in this period, a number of religious foundations were formed, the county largely falling at this time under the diocese of Hereford and that of Coventry and Lichfield. Some parishes in the north-west of the county in later times fell under the diocese of St.

Asaph until the disestablishment of the Church in Wales in 1920, when they were ceded to the Lichfield diocese.[27] The county was a central part of the Welsh Marches during the medieval period and was often embroiled in the power struggles between powerful Marcher Lords, the Earls of March and successive monarchs.[28] The county also contains a number of historically significant towns, including Shrewsbury, Ludlow and Oswestry. Additionally, the area around Coalbrookdale in the county is seen as highly significant, as it is regarded as one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. The village of Edgmond, near Newport, is the location of the lowest recorded temperature (in terms of weather) in England and Wales.[29] Etymology The origin of the name "Shropshire" is the Old English "Scrobbesbyrigscīr" (literally Shrewsburyshire). Salop is an old abbreviation for Shropshire, sometimes used on envelopes or telegrams, and comes from the Anglo-French "Salopesberia".

It is normally replaced by the more contemporary "Shrops" although Shropshire residents are still referred to as "Salopians".[8] When a county council for the county was first established in 1889, it was called Salop County Council.[30] Following the Local Government Act 1972, Salop became the official name of the county, but a campaign led by a local councillor, John Kenyon, succeeded in having both the county and council renamed as Shropshire in 1980.[31] This took effect from 1 April of that year.[32] County extent The border with Wales was defined in the 16th century – the hundreds of Oswestry (including Oswestry) and Pimhill (including Wem), and part of Chirbury had prior to the Laws in Wales Act formed various Lordships in the Welsh Marches. The present day ceremonial county boundary is almost the same as the historic one. Notably there has been the removal of several exclaves and enclaves.

The largest of the exclaves was Halesowen, which became part of Worcestershire in 1844 (now part of the West Midlands county), and the largest of the enclaves was Herefordshire's Farlow in South Shropshire, also transferred in 1844, to Shropshire. Alterations have been made on Shropshire's border with all neighbouring English counties over the centuries. Gains have been made to the south of Ludlow (from Herefordshire), to the north of Shifnal (from Staffordshire) and to the north (from Cheshire) and south (from Staffordshire) of Market Drayton. The county has lost land in two places – to Staffordshire and Worcestershire.[33] Geography Countryside of mid-Shropshire.Geographically, Shropshire is divisible into two distinct halves – North and South. The county has a highly diverse geology. The West Midlands green belt extends into eastern Shropshire, covering an area north from Highley, to the east of Bridgnorth, north to the eastern side of Telford, leaving Shropshire eastwards alongside the A5.

This encompasses Shifnal, Cosford and Albrighton, and various other villages paralleling Dudley and Wolverhampton.[34] North Shropshire The North Shropshire Plain is an extension of the flat and fertile Cheshire Plain. It is here that most of the county's large towns, and population in general, are to be found. Shrewsbury at the centre, Oswestry to the north west, Whitchurch to the north, Market Drayton to the north east, and Newport and the Telford conurbation (Telford, Wellington, Oakengates, Donnington and Shifnal) to the east. The land is fertile and agriculture remains a major feature of the landscape and the economy. The River Severn runs through the lower half of this area (from Wales in the west, eastwards), through Shrewsbury and down the Ironbridge Gorge, before heading south to Bridgnorth. The Wrekin is a prominent geographical feature located in the east of the county.The area around Oswestry has more rugged geography than the North Shropshire Plain and the western half is over an extension of the Wrexham Coalfield and there are also copper deposits on the border with Wales.

Mining of stone and sand aggregates is still going on in Mid-Shropshire, notably on Haughmond Hill, near Bayston Hill and around the village of Condover. Lead mining also took place at Snailbeach and the Stiperstones, but this has now ceased. Other primary industries, such as forestry and fishing, are to be found too. The River Severn, seen here in Shrewsbury, is the primary waterway of the county.The A5 and M54 run from Wolverhampton (to the east of the county) across to Telford, around Shrewsbury parallel to the line of Watling Street an ancient trackway. The A5 then turns north west to Oswestry, before heading north into Wales in the Wrexham area. This is an important artery and the corridor is where most of Shropshire's modern commerce and industry is found, notably in Telford new town. There are also a number of railway lines crossing over the area, which centre at Shrewsbury. To the south west of Telford, near the Ironbridge Gorge, is Ironbridge Power Station.

The new town of Telford is built partly on a former industrial area centred on the East Shropshire Coalfield as well as on former agricultural land. There are still many ex-colliery sites to be found in the area, as well as disused mine shafts. This industrial heritage is an important tourist attraction, as is seen by the growth of museums in the Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, Broseley and Jackfield area. Blists Hill museum and historical (Victorian era) village is a major tourist attraction as well as the Iron Bridge itself. In addition, Telford Steam Railway runs from Horsehay. South Shropshire Church Stretton is one of South Shropshire's market towns.South Shropshire is more rural, with fewer settlements and no large towns, and its landscape differs greatly from that of North Shropshire. The area is dominated by significant hill ranges and river valleys, woods, pine forests and "batches", a colloquial term for small valleys and other natural features. Farming is more pastoral than the arable found in the north of the county.

The only substantial towns are Bridgnorth, with a population of around 12,000 people, Ludlow and Church Stretton. The Shropshire Hills AONB is located in the south-west, covering an area of 808 km2 (312 sq mi);[15] it forms the only specifically protected area of the county. Inside this area is the popular Long Mynd, a large plateau of 516 m (1,693 ft) and Stiperstones 536 metres (1,759 ft) high to the East of the Long Mynd, overlooking Church Stretton. The Long Mynd near Church Stretton.The A49 is the main road through the area, running north to south, from Shrewsbury to Herefordshire. A railway line runs through the area on the same route as the A49 with stations at Church Stretton, Craven Arms and Ludlow. The steam heritage Severn Valley Railway runs from Bridgnorth into Worcestershire along the Severn Valley. Because of its valley location and character, Church Stretton is sometimes referred to[by whom?] as Little Switzerland.

Nearby are the old mining and quarrying communities on the Clee Hills, notable geological features in the Onny Valley and Wenlock Edge and fertile farmland in the Corve Dale. The River Teme drains this part of the county, before flowing into Worcestershire to the South and joining the River Severn. One of the Clee Hills, the Brown Clee Hill, is the county's highest peak at 540 metres (1,772 ft).[35] This gives Shropshire the 13th tallest hill per county in England. South West Shropshire is a little known and remote part of the county, with Clun Forest, Offa's Dyke, the River Clun and the River Onny. The small towns of Clun and Bishop's Castle are in this area. The countryside here is very rural and is in parts wild and forested. To the south of Clun is the Welsh border town of Knighton. Climate The climate of Shropshire is generally moderate.

Rainfall averages 760 to 1,000 mm (30 to 40 in), influenced by being in the rainshadow of the Cambrian Mountains from warm, moist frontal systems of the Atlantic Ocean which bring generally light precipitation in Autumn and Spring.[36] The hilly areas in the south and west are much colder in the winter, due to their high elevation, they share a similar climate to that of the Welsh Marches and Mid-Wales. The flat northern plain in the north and east has a similar climate to that of the rest of the West Midlands. Being rural and inland, temperatures can fall more dramatically on clear winter nights than in many other parts of England. It was at Harper Adams University College, in Edgmond, where on 10 January 1982 the lowest temperature weather record for England was broken (and is kept to this day): -26.1 °C. Geology of Shropshire Shropshire has a huge range of different types of rocks, stretching from 700million years ago until the present day. In the northern part of the county there are examples of Jurassic, Carboniferous, Permian and Triassic.

Centrally Precambrian, Cambrian, Ordovician, Carboniferous and Permian. And in the south it is predominantly Silurian and Quaternary. Shropshire has a number of areas with Silurian and Ordivician rocks, where a number of shells, corals and trilobites can be found. Mortimer Forest, and Wenlock Edge are examples where a number of fossils can be found. Towns and villages Further information: List of places in Shropshire, Category:Towns in Shropshire, and Category:Villages in Shropshire Shropshire has no cities, but 22 towns, of which two can be considered major. Telford is the largest town in the county with a population of 138,241 (which is approximately 30% of the total Salopian populace); whereas the county town of Shrewsbury has a lower, but still sizeable population of 70,560 (15%). The other sizeable towns are Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Newport and Ludlow. The historic town of Wellington now makes up part of the Telford conurbation.

The majority of the other settlements can be classed as villages or small towns such as Much Wenlock. Six villages have larger populations than the smallest town, Clun. The largest of these, Bayston Hill, is the 10th most inhabited settlement in the county. The larger settlements are primarily concentrated in a central belt that roughly follows the A5/M54 roadway. Other settlements are concentrated on rivers, for example Bridgnorth and Ironbridge on the Severn, or Ludlow on the Teme, as these waterways were historically vital for trade and a supply of water.[37] Telford Market Drayton Whitchurch The town of Telford was created by the merger and expansion of older, small towns to the north and east of the Wrekin.

These towns now have sizeable populations that now make up the population of Telford: Wellington (20,430),[38] Madeley (17,935),[39] Dawley (11,399)[40] and Oakengates (8,517),[41] but the Telford and Wrekin borough towns incentive aims to make Oakengates into the largest of the towns.[42] Politics Election results 2001 Election results 2005 & 2010The county has five parliamentary constituencies, four of which returned Conservative MPs at the 2005 general election and one, Telford, returned a Labour MP. This is a marked change from the 2001 general election result, where the county returned only one Conservative, three Labour and a Liberal Democrat to the Commons (see maps to the right) (Labour = Red, Conservatives = Blue and Liberal Democrats = Orange).

The current MPs of Shropshire are: David Wright, Labour, Telford (covering the town of Telford) Owen Paterson, Conservative, North Shropshire (covering the former North Shropshire and Oswestry districts, now coextensive with the North area committee) Philip Dunne, Conservative, Ludlow (covering the former South Shropshire and (the majority of) Bridgnorth districts; now coextensive with the South area committee except for the part covered by the Wrekin constituency) Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative, Shrewsbury and Atcham (covering the former Shrewsbury and Atcham district; now coextensive with the Central area committee) Mark Pritchard, Conservative, The Wrekin (covering Telford and Wrekin borough, minus Telford, and including a small area of the former Bridgnorth district/South area committee) In 2005 there was also a County Council election in which the Conservatives gained overall control of the shire county. Telford and Wrekin Borough Council remained at the time under Labour control but has since gone to no-overall control, with a Conservative executive.

Being a rural county, there are a number of independent councillors on the various councils in the county.[43] The Conservatives gained complete control of Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council in the May 2006 local elections. Constituency 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 Ludlow CON Christopher Gill LD Matthew Green CON Philip Dunne North Shropshire CON John Biffen CON Owen Paterson Shrewsbury & Atcham CON Derek Conway LAB Paul Marsden LD Paul Marsden CON Daniel Kawczynski Telford LAB Bruce Grocott* LAB Bruce Grocott LAB David Wright The Wrekin LAB Peter Bradley CON Mark Pritchard Note (*), The Wrekin (historic UK Parliament constituency) was split at the 1997 election. Divisions and environs Shrewsbury is Shropshire's county town and seat of Shropshire Council.Most of the ceremonial county of Shropshire is covered for purposes of local government by Shropshire Council, a unitary authority established in 2009.

Telford and Wrekin is a unitary authority, with borough status, which forms part of the county for various functions such as Lord Lieutenant but is a separate local authority from Shropshire Council. However many services are shared across both authorities, such as the fire and rescue service, and the two authorities co-operate on some projects such as mapping flood risk. The whole county (including Telford and Wrekin) is served by the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.The new unitary authority for Shropshire, Shropshire Council, divides the county into three areas, each with its own area committee: North, Central and South. These area committees, as well as relative staff, deal with local matters such as development control and licensing. With the parishing of the formerly unparished area of Shrewsbury in 2008, the entire ceremonial county is now parished. The sizes of parishes varies enormously in terms of area covered and population resident.

Shrewsbury is the most populous parish in the county (and one of the most populous in England) with over 70,000 residents, whilst Boscobel is the smallest parish in Shropshire by geographical area and by population, with just 12 residents according to the 2001 census.[44] The smaller parishes (with populations of less than 200) usually have a joint parish council with one or more neighbouring parishes, or in some instances, have a parish meeting (such as in Sibdon Carwood). The urban area of Telford is divided into many parishes, each covering a particular suburb, some of which are historic villages or towns (such as Madeley). The parish remains an important sub-division and tier of local government in both unitary authority areas of Shropshire. Local government 1974–2009 The ceremonial county prior to the 2009 local government restructuring, with just Telford & Wrekin as a unitary authority (shown yellow)In 1974 the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire was constituted, covering the entire county.

There was a two-tier system of local government, constituting a county council (as the upper tier) and six district councils – Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham, South Shropshire and The Wrekin. In 1998 The Wrekin became a unitary authority, administratively separate from the county council, and became Telford and Wrekin. The two-tier structure remained in the remainder of the county and was the least populated two-tier area in England. Oswestry and Shrewsbury & Atcham were each granted borough status in 1974. Telford and Wrekin became a borough in 2002. 2009 restructuring Shropshire's shirehall is located opposite the magnificent Lord Hill Column.In 2006 a local government white paper supported proposals for new unitary authorities to be set up in England in certain areas.

Existing non-metropolitan counties with small populations, such as Cornwall, Northumberland and Shropshire, were favoured by the government to be covered by unitary authorities in one form or another (the county either becoming a single unitary authority, or be broken into a number of unitary authorities). For the counties in the 2009 reorganisation, existing unitary authority areas within the counties' ceremonial boundaries (such as Telford and Wrekin) were not to be affected and no boundary changes were planned. Shropshire County Council, supported by South Shropshire District Council and Oswestry Borough Council, proposed to the government that the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire become a single unitary authority. This was opposed by the other 3 districts in the county, with Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council taking their objection to the High Court in a judicial review. The proposal to create a Shropshire unitary authority, covering the area of the existing non-metropolitan county, was supported by the DCLG and 1 April 2009 was set as the date for the re-organisation to take place.

The first elections to Shropshire Council took place on 4 June 2009, with the former Shropshire County Council being the continuing authority and its councilors became the first members of the new Shropshire Council on 1 April. Part of the proposals include parishing and establishing a town council for Shrewsbury. The parish was created on 13 May 2008 and is the second most populous civil parish in England (only Weston-super-Mare has a greater population) with a population of over 70,000. Economy Shrewsbury's town centre contains the Darwin, Pride Hill and Riverside shopping centres, as well as more traditional historic retail areas. Telford Plaza in Telford Town Centre. Beatties department store opened in 2004 at the west end of Telford Shopping Centre (Renamed House of Fraser in 2007).The economy of Shropshire was traditionally dominated by agriculture.[47] However, in more recent years it has become more service orientated.

The county town of Shrewsbury, the historic castle-dominated Ludlow, the International Olympic Movement's birthplace Much Wenlock and the industrial birthplace of Ironbridge Gorge are the foremost tourist areas in Shropshire,[48] along with the reclaimed canal network which provides canal barge holidays on the Shropshire Union Canal and linked canal networks in the region, although the natural beauty of the county draws people to all areas. Industry is mostly found in Telford, Oswestry, Whitchurch, Market Drayton and Shrewsbury, though small industrial estates can be found in most of the market towns as well as former airfields in rural areas.

Shrewsbury is becoming a centre for distribution and warehousing, as it is located on a nodal point of the regional road network.[49][50] In Telford, a new rail freight facility has been built at Donnington with the future goal of extending the line to Stafford, this is hoped it would open the freight terminal up to the East Midlands and the north, plus also re-connect Newport to the rail network.[50][51] Telford and Shrewsbury are the county's two main retail centres, with contrasting styles of shopping – Shrewsbury's largely historic streets and Telford's large modern mall, Telford Shopping Centre.[52] Shrewsbury also has two medium-sized shopping centres, the indoor "Pride Hill" and "Darwin" centres (both located on Pride Hill),[53] and a smaller, partially covered, "Riverside Mall". Shrewsbury's situation of being the nearest substantial town for those in a large area of mid-Wales helps it draw in considerable numbers of shoppers, notably on Saturday.

Well-known companies in Shropshire include Müller Dairy (UK) Ltd in Market Drayton.[54] The Royal Air Force have two bases at RAF Cosford and RAF Shawbury,[55] and the charity PDSA has its head office in Priorslee, Telford.[56] Cultural references Shropshire has been depicted and mentioned in a number of works of literature. The poet A. E. Housman used Shropshire as the setting for many of the poems in his first book, A Shropshire Lad, and many of Malcolm Saville's children's books are set in Shropshire. Additionally, D. H. Lawrence's novella, St. Mawr, is partially set in the Longmynd area of South Shropshire. In Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Jonathan Strange is from the county, and some parts of the book are set there. Another fictional character from Shropshire is Mr Grindley, from Charles Dickens' Bleak House. P. G. Wodehouse's fictional Blandings Castle, the ancestral home of Clarence, the ninth Earl of Emsworth, is located in Shropshire.

Also from Shropshire is Psmith, a fictional character in a series of Wodehouse's novels. In The Importance of Being Earnest, Algernon attempts to trick Jack into revealing the location of his Country home by inferring he resides in Shropshire. The 1856 plantation literature novel White Acre vs. Black Acre by William M. Burwell features two Shropshire farms acting as an allegory for American slavery – White Acre Farm being the abolitionist Northern United States, and Black Acre Farm being the slaveholding Southern United States. The county has also appeared in film: the 1984 film version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was filmed in Shrewsbury. The 2005 sit-com The Green Green Grass is set in Shropshire and is filmed near Bridgnorth. Shrewsbury Abbey of Shropshire features in the Cadfael Mysteries; Brother Cadfael is a member of the community at the Abbey.[63] In music, the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote "On Wenlock Edge" in 1907. In the film Howards End, Mr. Wilcox's daughter gets married in Shropshire.

Part of the novel is set near Clun. In 2008, Müller released a new advert featuring their Shropshire-based factory, using 'Ain't Got No, I Got Life' by Nina Simone as musical score, and emphasising the closeness of supply from the surrounding area of its factory in Market Drayton ("24 hours from farm to yoghurt"). In the novel A Room With a View, Charlotte Bartlett states that the romantic Italian landscape reminds her of the country around Shropshire, where she once spent a holiday at the home of her friend Miss Apesbury. The 2011 documentary Rome Wasn't Built In A Day was filmed in the Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum near village of Wroxeter. A character named the "Shropshire Slasher" features in the 1956 Warner Bros. cartoon "Deduce, You Say". part of Clockwise (film) was recorded in Shropshire, notably the scene with the three red phone boxes. In the final episode of Ever Decreasing Circles, Martin's neighbour Paul announces he is moving to Shropshire.

In the American sitcom Friends, Ross' wife Emily is stated as being from Shropshire. The British sitcom The Green Green Grass is set in Shropshire, with Boycie's wife being surprised and asking "what's Shropshire?" upon learning she was moving there, used in the original BBC advertisement of the series. Sport The New Meadow football stadium, home to Shrewsbury Town Football Club. Hawkstone Motocross Circuit.There are a significant number of sporting clubs and facilities in Shropshire, many of which are found in Shrewsbury and Telford in addition to a number of clubs found locally throughout the county. Shropshire is home to a variety of established amateur, semi-pro and professional sports clubs. The county is home to one of five National Sports Centres. Situated at Lilleshall Hall just outside Newport in Lilleshall, this is where the 1966 England National football team trained for two weeks prior to their success in the World Cup of 1966.

Football The three highest football (and only professional) clubs in the county are Shrewsbury Town (English League One), Telford United (English Conference) and The New Saints (Welsh Premier) in Oswestry. There are numerous amateur football clubs in lower leagues, the highest of which is Market Drayton Town. The governing body in the county is the Shropshire Football Association.

As of the 2012–13 football season[update] the following Shropshire clubs play in these English leagues (the highest team of each club shown only): Level League Clubs 3 League One Shrewsbury Town 5 Conference National Telford United 8 Northern Premier League Division One South Market Drayton Town 9 Midland Alliance Bridgnorth Town and Ellesmere Rangers 10 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division Shawbury United, Shifnal Town, and Wellington Amateurs 11 West Midlands (Regional) League Division One Hanwood United, Haughmond, St Martins, and Wem Town 12 West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two Newport Town 13, 14, and 15 Mercian Regional Football League 44 teams, including reserve sides Some clubs situated near the Welsh border have at times played in the Welsh league system; at present Newcastle and Bucknell, in the southwest of the county, play in the Mid Wales South League, while Trefonen in the northwest play in the Montgomeryshire League. In May 2012 the Mercian Regional Football League was created, replacing the Shropshire County Premier Football League and Telford Combination.

Other sports The county has one American football team, Shropshire Revolution, which was founded in 2006, and is a club in the British American Football League. Former teams in the county have included the Wrekin Giants, which ran from 1985 to 1989 and the Shropshire Giants which ran in 1989. Shropshire has a number of rugby clubs, including Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club, the highest-leveled team in the county, playing in the National League 3 Midlands. Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne Bike race 2006The area also has a rich motorsports heritage, with the Loton Park Hillclimb and Hawkstone Park Motocross Circuit situated near Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Motocross Club has staged motocross events in the area for over 30 years. There is additionally an ice hockey club in the county, the Telford Tigers. The county has a number of private and public golf courses, including the Church Stretton Golf Club, situated on the slopes of the Long Mynd.

It is the oldest 18-hole golf course in Shropshire, opened in 1898, and one of the highest in the United Kingdom. There is one notable horse racing racecourse in Shropshire, near Ludlow, the Ludlow Racecourse. One of the biggest one day events in Shropshire and the biggest one day cycle race in the UK is the Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne, held every four years it is Britain's only floodlit cycle race.[64] The historic Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games are held annually in Much Wenlock during the second weekend in July. A four-day festival, the Games include cricket, volleyball, tennis, bowls, badminton, triathlon, 10k road race, track and field events, archery, five-a-side football, veteran cycle events, clay pigeon shooting and a golf competition. Getting Involved Feel free to follow, request to collaborate To join the project use the request link under "actions" at the top right of the page.

Visit Shropshire Gazetteer 1870 Genealogy - FamilySearch Wiki Shropshire SHROPSHIRE , or Salop, an inland county, of the West of England; bounded, on the North West, by Denbighshire on the North, by Flintshire and Cheshire ; on the East, by Staffordshire ; on the West, by Worcestershire , Herefordshire , and Radnorshire; on the West, by Montgomeryshire and Denbighshire . Its outline has numerous irregularities, but is not far from being oblong. Its boundaries are chiefly artificial its greatest length, from North to South, is 48 miles; its greatest breadth is 41 miles; its circuit is about 220 miles; and its area is 826,055 acres. Shropshire Geography Its surface has been described as possessing every variety of natural charm, the bold and lofty mountain, the woody and secluded valley, the fertile and widely-cultured plain, the majestic river, and the sequestered lake.

The N and NE half, for the most part, is a plain, agreeably diversified by wooded vales and a few isolated hills; while the other half, especially toward the W, assumes a resemblance to the mountainous character of Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire . The chief heights are the Wrekin , near Wellington , 1,320 feet high; the Clee hills, in the Southeast, 1,805 feet high; and the Long Mynd, in the SW, 1,674 feet high. The chief rivers are the Severn, bisecting the county nearly through the middle; the Vyrnwy , running on part of the western boundary, to the Severn; the Tern and the Worf , running to the Severn respectively near Atcham and near Bridgnorth; the Teme, running along much of the South boundary, and receiving the Clun, the Onny, and the Corve from the interior; and the Dee, running along a small part of the Northwest boundary. The chief lakes are Ellesmere, Whitemere, Colemere, Avesmere, and Meretonmere.

Trias rocks, of varions kinds, prevail in the North; Permian and lias rocks occupy small tracts in the N; carboniferous rocks occur in the E; Silurian and devonian rocks prevail throughout the S; and eruptive rocks occur in some of the hills. Coal exists in seams sometimes 6 feet thick; and, in 1859, was worked in 59 collieries, with an annual output of 765,750 tons. Ironstone is found in the same tracts as the coal; and, in 1859, yielded 149,480 tons of ore, and was worked in 37 furnaces and 14 ironworks. Lead ore, calamine, and traces of copper ore occur in the W. Limestone of quality resembling marble, is quarried near Oswestry, Ludlow, and Orton; slate, at Selattyn, Purslow, and Clun; and good building-stone at Grimshilland other places. Shropshire Land Use and Occupations About 790,000 acres are either arable land, meadow, or otherwise profitable.

The soils are prevailingly light and sandy in the North, and loamy or clayey in the middle; and generally are fertile. The chief crops are wheat, barley, pease, turnips, and grasses; and subordinate crops, in some places, are oats and hops. The arts of culture are good on the large farms, but backward on many of the small ones. The meadows near the Severn are very fertile. Excellent dairies are in the parts nearest the great towns of Staffordshire; but the dairies in other parts are inconsiderable. The cattle reared for the market are of the improved Leicester, Lancaster, and Cheshire breeds; and those on the dairy-lands are of mixed breeds. The sheep are generally of no particular breed, yet include a peculiar horned kind similar to the South-down; and they amount to about 42,000, and yield about 7,000 packs of wool. Horses of good quality, but of no particular breed, are reared for the yoke and the saddle. Large hogs are fattened, and turkeys are bred.

Many fine orchards are in numerous parts, particularly in the S; and plantations of oak, ash, and beech are aggregately considerable. Estates and farms, in general, are well divided; but some are very small. The mineral trade, in the carboniferous region, is extensive; and manufactures of earthenware, porcelain, glass, flannel, linens, linen thread, buttons, nails, hardware, gloves, and paper are elsewhere considerable. === Shropshire Canals, Railway, The Shrewsbury , Donnington , Shropshire , Ketley and Montgomery canals give important facilities of communication to the N half of the county; and the river Severn is valuable for navigation downward from Shrewsbury .

Seven lines of railway radiate from Shrewsbury; a line deflecting from the East one of these at Wellington, goes past Newport toward Stafford; three lines go from the East one, at points between Wellington and Shiffnal, into junction with the SE one, which runs down the valley of the Severn into Worcestershire ; a line goes from the Southeast one at Buildwas south-westward, past Much Wenlock, into junction with the S one at Craven Arms; a line goes from the S one at Craven Arms west-north-westward, past Bishops-Castle, toward Montgomery; a line goes from the W one southward to Minsterley, and was in the course of being prolonged in 1868 toward Montgomery; a line, coming in from Montgomeryshire , crosses the West wing of the county, past Oswestry, into junction with the Northwest line from Shrewsbury ; a line deflects from the preceding at Oswestry , and goes north-eastward, past Ellesmere , into junction at Whitchurch with the North line from Shrewsbury; a line in course of formation in 1868, connects the two preceding from Ellesmere south-eastward to Wem

 ; and a line goes from the junctions at Wellington northward, along the NE wing of the county, past Market-Drayton, into junctions with Cheshire.

The aggregate, in 1814, of paved streets and turnpike roads, was 713 miles; and of all other highways for wheeled carriages, 2,252 miles. Shropshire Parishes Shropshire contains 225 parishes, parts of 19 other parishes, and 6 extra-parochial tracts; and is divided into the boroughs of Bridgnorth , Ludlow , Oswestry , Shrewsbury , and Wenlock , and the hundreds of Albrighton , North Bradford, South Bradford, Brimstree , Chirbury, Clun , Condover, Ford, Munslow , Oswestry , Overs, Pimhill , Purslow , and Stottesden . The act of 1844, for consolidating detached parts of counties, severed from Shropshire 11,083 acres of Halesowen parish, and annexed to it the 1,483 acres of Farlow township.

The registration county gives off five parishes to Radnorshire , three to Montgomeryshire , three and part of another to Worcestershire, and one and parts of two others to Staffordshire ; takes in one and part of another from Denbighshire , part of one from Cheshire, two and parts of two others from Flintshire , eight and parts of three others from Staffordshire , three from Worcestershire, one and parts of two others from Montgomeryshire, and five and parts of three others from Herefordshire ; comprises 904,220 acres; and is divided into the districts of Ludlow, Clun, Church-Stretton, Cleobury -Mortimer, Bridgnorth, Shiffnal, Madeley, Atcham, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Ellesmere, Wem, Whitchurch, Market-Drayton, We1lington, and Newport.

The towns with upwards of 2,000 inhabitants are the five boroughs, and Dawley-Magna, Ellesmere, Ironbridge, Market-Drayton, Newport, Shiffnal, Wellington, and Whitchurch; and there are about 740 smaller towns, villages, and hamlets.

The chief seats are Walcot, Lilleshall, Weston, Pitchford, Hawkstone, Attingham, Burwarton, Shavington, Willey, Acton-Burnell, Aldenham, Downton, Hardwick, Loton, Mawley, Oakley, Ryton, Stanley, Acton-Scott, Acton-Reynold, Adderley, Alberbury, Apley, Aston, Badger Hall, Berwick, Bicton, Bishops-Castle, Buntingsdale, Buildwas, Court of Hill, Chetwynd, Chilton, Cloverley, Condover, Decker, Dudmaston, Gatacre, Halston, Hatton, Hodnet, Isle of Up-Rossall, Kilhendre, Kinlet, Leasowes, Linley, Longford, Longner, Longnor, Marrington, Nursery, Oakeley, Oteley, Onslow, Orleton, Overton, Pentrepant, Petton, Plâs Yolyn, Porkington, Quat, Rowton, Rudge, Sandford, Shipton, Sundorne, Tedmore, Tonge, Walford, Warley, and Wood

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Government of Shropshire Shropshire is governed by a lord lieutenant, a high sheriff, about 40 deputy lieutenants, and about 300 magistrates; is in the NW military district, and in the Oxford judicial circuit; and forms part of the dioceses of Hereford, St. Asaph, and Lichfield . The assizes and the quarter-sessions are held at Shrewsbury ; and the county jail is there. The police force in 1864, exclusive of that in Bridgnorth , Ludlow , and Shrewsbury , comprised 109 men, at an annual cost of £7,846. The crimes committed in 1864, exclusive of those in the three boroughs, were 294; the persons apprehended, 235; the known depredators and suspected persons at large, 616; the houses of bad character, 136. Two members are sent to parliament by the N division of the county; two by the S division; and two by each of the boroughs of Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Shrewsbury, and Wenlock. Electors of the N div.

in 1833, 4.682; in 1865, 5,315. Electors of the S div. in 1833, 2,791; in 1865, 4,170. The poor rates for the registration county, in 1863, were £100,506. Marriages in 1863, 1,868,-of which 350 were not according to the rites of the Established Church; births, 8,545,- of which 867 were illegitimate; deaths, 5,440,-of which 1,853 were at ages under 5 years, and 211 at ages above 85. Marriages in the ten years 1851-60, 17,748; births, 75,818; deaths, 51,019.

The places of worship within the electoral county, in 1851, were 291 of the Church of England, with 92,435 sittings; 59 of Independents, with 11,584 s.; 31 of Baptists, with 5,445 s.; 3 of Quakers, with 805 s.; 1 of Unitarians, with 218 s.; 80 of Wesleyans, with 14,022 s.; 9 of New Connexion Methodists, with 2,032 s.; 161 of Primitive Methodists, with 13,405 s.; 3 of the Wesleyan Association, with 321 s.; 6 of Independent Methodists, with 402 s.; 3 of Wesleyan Reformers, with 258 s.; 2 of Welsh Calvinistic Methodists, with 392 s.; 9 of Lady Huntingdon's Connexion, with 1,514 s.; 3 of Brethren, with 65 s.; 3 of isolated congregations, with 245 s.;

 2 of the Catholic and Apostolic Church, with 340 s.; 2 of Latter Day Saints, with 180 s.; and 11 of Roman Catholics, with 1,523 s.

The schools were 247 public day-schools, with 18,859 scholars; 312 private day-schools, with 6,395 s.; 298 Sunday schools, with 22,705 s.; and 12 evening schools for adults, with 157 s. Real property, in 1815, £1,083,702; in 1843, £1,475,339; in 1860, £1,650,281,-of which £69,423 were in mines, £2,054 in quarries, £119,111 in iron-works, £299 in canals, £27,554 in railways, and £2,921 in gasworks. Pop.

in 1801, 169,248; in 1821, 198,311; in 1841, 225,820; in 1861, 240,959. Inhabited houses, 48,391; uninhabited, 1,631; building, 197. Pop. of the registration county in 1851, 249,504; in 1861, 260,409. Inhabited houses, 52,379; uninhabited, 1,771; building, 203.

History of Shropshire The territory now forming Shropshire was inhabited by the ancient British Cornavii and Ordovices; was partitioned by the Romans into part of their Flavia Cæsariensis and part of their Britannia Secunda; be- came part of Powisland, and afterwards part of Mercia; was nearly all given, by William the Conqueror, to Roger de Montgomery; was the scene of many struggles between the Normans and the Welsh till the time of Edward I.; and thenceforth witnessed only such important public events as are noticed in our articles on Shrewsbury, Ludlow, and other principal places. The Roman Watling-street enters from Staffordshire at Weston Park, goes westward to Wroxeter, southwest-by-southward thence to Church-Stretton, and south-by-westward thence into Herefordshire near Leintwardine. Roman stations were at Uxacona or Oakengates, Uriconinm or Wroxeter, and Rutoninm or Rowton; and ancient camps were at the Walls, Bury-Ditches, Bury-Walls, Borough-Hill, Brocards-Castle, and Bucknell.

Offa's dyke and Wat's dyke run along much of the W border. Old castles are at Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Hopton, Stoke, Clun, Oswestry, Cawse, Whittington, Knockyn, Red Castle, and Acton-Burnell. Old abbeys, or their remains, are at Shrewsbury, Haughmond, Buildwas, Wenlock, and Lilleshall; old priories, at Bromfield and White-ladies; and old churches, at Chirbury and Tonge. (John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)) Whitchurch - Shropshire Tourism & Leisure Guide Shropshire Tourism & Leisure Guide Profile This North Shropshire market town has many splendid buildings dating from Medieval, Tudor and Georgian times. Whitchurch is amongst the oldest continually inhabited towns in the country. Within the town is the pleasantly wooded Victoria Jubilee Park and picturesque Memorial Garden.

Named Mediolanum by the Romans and chosen for its strategic location, Whitchurch soon had legions passing through to reach the far flung outposts of Roman Britain and was the heart of their road network, a fact reflected today and one that makes Whitchurch so central and accessible for visitors. The Whitchurch firm of J B Joyce was established in 1690 and continues to make magnificent tower clocks here today. Their clocks have an international reputation and can be found on cathedrals and palaces from Singapore to Kabul. Many examples of Joyce’s work can be seen around the town making Whitchurch “the Home of Tower Clocks”. Sorry, no record were found. Please adjust your search criteria and try again. Google Map Not Loaded Market Drayton - Shropshire Tourism & Leisure Guide Shropshire Tourism & Leisure Guide Profile North Shropshire market town. Located in North Shropshire, Market Drayton is a traditional Shropshire market town with origins dating back to before the Domesday book. Modern buildings in the town centre mix with fine examples of 17th century black and white constructions.

The town claims to be “home of the gingerbread”, which has been produced in the town for over 200 years. The Wednesday street market dates back over 750 years, having been established by the Abbot of Combermere as a place to sell the Abbey’s produce. Robert Clive (Clive of India) was educated at the local grammar school. Visitors can enjoy a stroll alongside the Shropshire Union Canal which runs close to the town centre. Accommodation Sorry, no record were found. Please adjust your search criteria and try again. Google Map Not Loaded Shropshire Life | towns in Shropshire | Wem | Ironbridge | Craven Arms | Oswestry |Clun - Shifnal Shrewsbury: The county town and the birthplace of Charles Darwin. With medieval cobbled streets the town has over 660 listed buildings including the Abbey which is the home of the fictional Brother Cadfael. Amongst the modern shopping centers are little boutique shops. Something here for everyone. The annual shrewsbury flower show is hosted here, a fantastic day out.

Oswestry: Situated on the Welsh border and has a bustling weekly market with over 100 stalls, you are sure to find what you are looking for here! Oswestry also boasts Park Hall, With 40,000 square feet of indoor attractions, regular hands-on animal activities, lots of outdoor play and driving activities there is never a dull moment for the kids. Telford: Boasts one of the major shopping centers in the region and home to one of the countries largest animated clocks. It is home to one of the UK's top conference and exhibition centres.There is also an ice rink, multi screen cinema, sports halls, swimming pools, ten pin bowling and fitness centres and excellent golfing facilities. Ironbridge: The birthplace of industry, takes its name from the famous Iron Bridge, a 30 metre cast iron bridge that was built across the river there in 1779. Ironbridge has now become a major tourist attraction in Shropshire with 35 historical sites including 10 museums. Newport: An interesting and picturesque market town in the centre of a rural farming area.

It has hosted the Newport carnival for over 150 years In 1665 a great fire caused £30,000 worth of damage and 166 families lost their homes, since then a smoked cheese was named after the terrible event the Newport 1665, which has gone on to win prestigeous awards! Ellesmere: The town is located by the side of 'The Mere', the largest natural Mere (lake) in England outside the Lake District. The mere has a visitors' centre and is popular with birdwatchers, many of whom visit to see Grey Herons nesting. Wem: Home of the sweet pea and also is one of the shortest place names in britain, it has been a market town since 1202 and a market is still held in the Town Hall every Thursday. Wem still has many coaching inns offering real ales and is noted for its range of speciality shops. Market Drayton: The town is promoted as 'the home of gingerbread'. Baked there for over 200 years and to this day, Image on Food based in Market Drayton produce nearly one million novelty gingerbread figures for Britain's leading retailers.

Market Drayton has a number of 17th and 18th century half-timbered buildings in the town centre, as well as a restored Norman church, St. Mary's. Whitchurch: Originally a settlement founded by the Romans around AD 52 or 70, it was called Mediolanum, meaning The place in the middle of the plain. Whitchurch is the oldest continually inhabited town in Shropshire and currently has a population of around 9000. Bishops Castle: Best known as a thriving market town with a strong agricultural community and has more recently become known for its alternative community including artists, musicians, writers and craftspeople. Bishops Castle is home to a fantastic railway and transport museum in the High Street. Clun: located entirely in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town's name is taken from the river on which it lies, the River Clun. Attractions in the town include the Norman Clun Castle (now only a ruin), the fourteenth century Clun Bridge basically a Packhorse bridge, most of which is still in the original stone despite being a road bridge today used by all vehicles.

Church Stretton: The town was nicknamed "Little Switzerland" during the Victorian and Edwardian periods, due to its hilly terrain. The local geology is complex and incorporates some of the oldest rocks in England. Historically, the town was noted for its textiles, but the town's carding mill closed at the beginning of the 20th century. The valley it was in took the name "Carding Mill Valley", and is now a tourist attraction owned by the National Trust. Craven Arms: Craven Arms is a relatively new town for Shropshire, but grew when the railways came during the mid to late 19th Century. Craven Arms is home to the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, a centre featuring exhibits about the county's geography; and Stella Mitchell's Land of Lost Content Museum, a collection of 20th century memorabilia. Cleobury Mortimer: The River Rea runs to the east of the town. The Clee Hills, the highest hills in Shropshire, are nearby and the Wyre Forest lies between the town and Bewdley. There are a number of landmarks in the town, the most famous of which is the 12th-century St.

Mary's church in the town centre, renowned for its crooked spire. Ludlow: A market town in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, The Ludlow Festival has been held annually since 1960. An open area within the castle serves as the stage and backdrop for various Shakespearean plays, while a number of supporting events at various venues include classical and pop/rock concerts, varied musicians, lecture talks from public figures, and entertainers. Bridgenorth: Bridgenorth has a theatre, the Theatre On The Steps, and a 1930s cinema which is still in use, the Majestic, originally having one screen, but now three. There is a museum, the Northgate Museum with many artifacts connected with the Town and surrounding area Bridgnorth is home to a funicular railway that links the high and low towns, the Castle Hill Railway, which is the steepest and only inland railway of its type in the country.

Broseley: In 2007, Broseley won a Gold award in the Heart of England Britain in Bloom competition for the second year running, also gaining first place in the Best Small Town category. Broseley has a large Amateur Dramatics society, BroADS, which performs a number of plays every year. There is also a thriving arts and crafts community, who form a group known as the Broseley Artists. Much Wenlock: The town is known for Wenlock Olympian Games set up by Dr. William Penny Brookes in 1850. In 1861 he was also instrumental in setting up the Shropshire Games and later in 1866, the National Olympian Games. Shifnal: A picturesque little Market town, once an important staging post on the London to Holyhead road. The Royal Air Force Museum at Cosford is nearby. Shifnal is home to Naughty Nell's public house, a restored 16th century coaching inn, originally known as the Unicorn, claims to have been the home of Nell Gwyn and her renowned bedchamber.

Question: Whitchurch, Ludlow,Bridgenorth and Market Drayton, are towns in which English county?
Answer: SHROPSHIRE