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Encyclopedia > Shropshire, England
Shropshire
Image:EnglandShropshire.png
Geography
Status: Ceremonial & (smaller) Administrative County
Region: West Midlands
Area:
- Total
- Admin. council
- Admin. area
Ranked 13th
3,487 km²
Ranked 14th
3,197 km²
Admin HQ: Shrewsbury
ISO 3166-2: GB-SHR
ONS code: 39
NUTS 3: UKG22
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2003 est.)
- Density
- Admin. council
- Admin. pop.
Ranked 42nd
447,033
128 / km²
Ranked 34th
286,745
Ethnicity: 97.3% White
1.2% S.Asian
May Salop Flourish
Badge of Shropshire County Council
Politics
Shropshire County Council
http://www.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/
Executive: Conservative
MPs: Mark Pritchard, Philip Dunne, Daniel Kawczynski, Owen Paterson, David Wright
Districts
  1. North Shropshire
  2. Oswestry
  3. Shrewsbury and Atcham
  4. South Shropshire
  5. Bridgnorth
  6. Telford and Wrekin (Unitary)

Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. The ceremonial county borders Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Welsh ceremonial counties of Powys and Clwyd. map of admin county File links The following pages link to this file: Shropshire Adams Grammar School Categories: GFDL images ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This is a List of Administrative shire counties of England by Area, that is to say Administrative counties with a two-tier County council structure, not including Administrative counties which are Unitary Authorities. ... Map sources for Shrewsbury at grid reference SJ4912 Porthill Bridge crossing the Severn at Shrewsbury Shrewsburys Old Market Hall and The Square Market Street, behind the Old Market Hall, with the Music Hall on the left Shrewsbury (pronounced both Shroozbury and Shrowzbury) is the county town of the county... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population - 2002 mid-year estimates from the Office for National Statistics, unrounded figures published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the Entitlement Notification Reports for Revenue Support Grants [1]. See also: List of Administrative shire counties of... This is a List of Administrative shire counties of England by Population, that is to say Administrative counties with a two-tier County council structure, not including Administrative counties which are Unitary Authorities. ... Crest of Shropshire County Floreat Salopia translates to May Salop Flourish (Salop being either the county of Shropshire or the town of Shrewsbury) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Mark Pritchard is the Conservative MP for The Wrekin. ... Philip Dunne could refer to: Philip Dunne (1908-1992) - Hollywood screenwriter and director. ... Daniel Kawczynski is the Conservative Party MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, England. ... Owen William Paterson (born 24 June 1956) is a British politician. ... David Wright is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Telford. ... Image File history File links Districts in the Ceremonial County of Shropshire. ... North Shropshire is a local government district in Shropshire, England. ... Oswestry is a small local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England. ... Shrewsbury and Atcham is a local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England. ... South Shropshire is a local government district in south west Shropshire, England. ... Bridgnorth is a local government district in Shropshire, England. ... Telford and Wrekin is a borough in the West Midlands region of England. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... England is a made up country where psychologists convince schitzofrenic people they are currently living while they are in fact in a mental asylum. ... This article is about the English county. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃə/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. ... Powys is an administrative county in Wales, over 2000 sq. ... Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, formed from the traditional counties of Denbighshire and Flintshire, and parts of Merionethshire. ...


Shropshire is one of England's most rural counties. The county town is Shrewsbury, although the new town of Telford is the largest town. Also in this rural county is Coalbrookdale, where the Industrial Revolution started, Ironbridge, where the world's first iron bridge was constructed and Ditherington, where the world's first iron framed building was built. (See the "cradle of industry" section below). A county town is the location of the administrative headquarters of a county. ... Map sources for Shrewsbury at grid reference SJ4912 Porthill Bridge crossing the Severn at Shrewsbury Shrewsburys Old Market Hall and The Square Market Street, behind the Old Market Hall, with the Music Hall on the left Shrewsbury (pronounced both Shroozbury and Shrowzbury) is the county town of the county... A New town or planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ... Map sources for Telford at grid reference SJ6909 Telford is a planned town in Shropshire, England, that was named after the engineer Thomas Telford. ... Map sources for Coalbrookdale at grid reference SJ668047 Coalbrookdale, a settlement in Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, was one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. ... The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture. ... The Iron Bridge Map sources for Ironbridge at grid reference SJ672033 Ironbridge is a settlement beside the River Severn in Shropshire, England that grew up beside the 100 foot (30 meter) cast-iron bridge that was built across the river there in 1789. ... Ditherington is a district within the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire. ...


The ceremonial county of Shropshire is now split up into the administrative county of Shropshire and the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin borough. Shropshire, the administrative county, is then split up into five districts - Shrewsbury and Atcham borough, Oswestry borough, North Shropshire district, South Shropshire district and Bridgnorth district. The administrative county is then further sub-divided into parishes, except for the town of Shrewsbury. The area covered by the county has now changed substantially since the county's creation in the 11th Century. The modern day ceremonial county is the same as the traditional county, except for the removal of several exclaves and enclaves. The largest of the exclaves was Halesowen, which became part of Worcestershire in the 19th Century, and the largest of the enclaves was Farlow in South Shropshire. The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... Telford and Wrekin is a borough in the West Midlands region of England. ... Shrewsbury and Atcham is a local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England. ... Oswestry is a small local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England. ... North Shropshire is a local government district in Shropshire, England. ... South Shropshire is a local government district in south west Shropshire, England. ... Bridgnorth is a local government district in Shropshire, England. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... D is Bs exclave, but is not an enclave. ... C is As enclave and Bs exclave. ... The town of Halesowen was until the thirteenth century known as Halas, but it was then gifted to a Welsh prince called Owen and became known has Halas-Owen, but in modern times it has always been called Halesowen. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃə/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Farlow is a small village in South Shropshire, England. ...


A 2005 estimate of the population of the administrative county of Shropshire was put at 286,700 - making the county the smallest two-tier administrative county in England. For this reason it has been suggested by some that the county become a unitary authority, similar to that of the Isle of Wight, where the district councils were abolished leaving only the county council. However the size and diversity of the county so far rules this possibility out. The government's plans of regional assemblies in England, which would have meant a unitary system of local government, has also been put on hold. The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton. ...


The county was called Salop in legal documents for some centuries, a name deriving from 'Salopesbiry', an older name for the county town, Shrewsbury. When a council for the county was set up in 1888, it was called 'Salop County Council'. The name was never popular, and the council renamed itself 'Shropshire County Council' in 1980. However, the term "Salopian", derived from "Salop", is still used to mean "from Shropshire". The latin motto of "Floreat Salopia" (may Shropshire/Shrewsbury flourish) is also used for Shropshire and Shrewsbury on crests and emblems. In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ...

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Cradle of Industry

Quite why this remote, rural county on the Welsh border became the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution is mystifying to many people. The reason, however, is mainly due to Shropshire's diverse geology. Shropshire is the "geological capital" of the UK, as just about every rock type in Northern Europe is found within its borders, as are coal, lead, copper and iron ore deposits. In addition to this, the River Severn flows through the county and has been used for the transportation of goods and services for centuries. The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ... Geological map of Great Britain. ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground either by underground mining, open-pit mining or strip mining. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance copper, metallic Atomic mass 63. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... The Severn Bridges crossing near the mouth of the River Severn The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren) is the longest British river, at 354 kilometres (219 miles) long; it rises at an altitude of 610 metres on Plynlimon near Llanidloes, in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales, and it passes through...


Geography

Geographically, Shropshire is divisible into two distinct halves - North and South.


North Shropshire


Politically - Oswestry district, North Shropshire district, Shrewsbury and Atcham borough and the (unitary authority) borough of Telford and Wrekin.


The North Shropshire Plain is an extension of the flat and fertile Cheshire Gap. 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 the Telford conurbation (Telford, Wellington, Newport, 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 the Northern area, through Shrewsbury and the Ironbridge Gorge, before heading south to Bridgnorth. The Severn Bridges crossing near the mouth of the River Severn The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren) is the longest British river, at 354 kilometres (219 miles) long; it rises at an altitude of 610 metres on Plynlimon near Llanidloes, in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales, and it passes through... The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep gorge formed by the river Severn in Shropshire, in England. ... Map sources for Bridgnorth at grid reference SO7193 Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, at grid reference SO717929. ...


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 North Shropshire, notably on Haughmond Hill, near Bayston Hill and around the village of Condover. Other primary industries, such as forestry and fishing, are to be found too. Map sources for Oswestry at grid reference SJ2929 Oswestry (Welsh: Croesoswallt; pop. ... Wrexham (pronounced Recsam, and in Welsh spelt Wrecsam) is an industrial town in north Wales. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance copper, metallic Atomic mass 63. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Look up Aggregate on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term aggregate may refer to— in communication, to collect messages from multiple sources for presentation together, as in an RSS (file format) aggregator. ... Haughmond Hill is a small, shallow hill in the English county of Shropshire. ... Bayston Hill is a large village in the English county of Shropshire. ... Condover is a village in Shropshire, England. ...


The A5 and M54 run from Wolverhampton (to the east of the county) across to Telford, around Shrewsbury and then 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 Buildwas Power Station. Marble Arch - the start of the A5 road The A5 is a major road in the United Kingdom. ... The M54 motorway is a major road in England also known as the Telford motorway. ... Wolverhampton is an industrial, commercial and university city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ... Buildwas Power Station or Ironbridge Power Station is a coal fired power station in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. ...


The new town of Telford is built on a former industrial area centred on the East Shropshire Coalfield. There are still many colliery heaps 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 and Jackfield area. Blists Hill museum and historical (Victorian era) village is a major tourist attraction as well as the Iron Bridge itself. The Iron Bridge Map sources for Ironbridge at grid reference SJ672033 Ironbridge is a settlement beside the River Severn in Shropshire, England that grew up beside the 100 foot (30 meter) cast-iron bridge that was built across the river there in 1789. ... Map sources for Coalbrookdale at grid reference SJ668047 Coalbrookdale, a settlement in Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, was one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. ... Blists Hill is an industrial open air museum, depicting life as it may have been in Shropshire, during the time of the industrial revolution. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...


South Shropshire


Politically - South Shropshire district and Bridgnorth district; Ludlow constituency.


South Shropshire is more rural, with fewer settlements and no large towns, and its landscape differs greatly than that of North Shropshire. The area is dominated by hill ranges and valleys, forests and glens, and other natural features. Farming is more pastural than the arable found in the north of the county. The only substantial towns are Ludlow, Bridgnorth and Church Stretton. Map sources for Ludlow at grid reference SO5174 Feathers Hotel, Ludlow (Photo by Mick Knapton) Ludlow is a town in Shropshire, situated almost on the border between England and Wales. ... Map sources for Bridgnorth at grid reference SO7193 Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, at grid reference SO717929. ...


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. Infrastructure is generally quite poor in the south of the country, but this is due mainly to the low population density. The Severn Valley Railway runs from Bridgnorth into Worcestershire. The A49 is a major road in England. ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... Church Stretton is a town in South Shropshire, Shropshire, England. ... Craven Arms is a small town in South Shropshire, Shropshire, England. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwʊstə.təʃə/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...


Church Stretton is known as "Little Switzerland" due to its valley location and character. Nearby are the old mining 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. The Clee Hills are a group of hills in Shropshire, England. ... Wenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. ... The River Teme rises in mid-Wales south of Newtown, Powys and flows through Ludlow in Shropshire on its way to join the River Severn south of Worcester. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwʊstə.təʃə/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...


South West Shropshire, or simply "Clun", is a little known and remote part of the county, with Clun Forest, Offa's Dyke and the River Clun. 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 town of Knighton. Clun Forest is a remote, rural area of open pastures and mixed deciduous/ coniferous woodland in the southwest part of the English county of Shropshire. ... Offas Dyke is a massive earthwork between England and Wales, running from the estuary of the River Dee in the north to the River Wye in the south (approximately 240 km). ... River Clun can refer to a number of rivers, including: River Clun, Shropshire River Clun, South Wales This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Clun is a small town in Shropshire, England, in the district of South Shropshire. ... Bishops Castle is a small market-town in Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest borough. ... Knighton (Welsh: Tref-y-clawdd) is a town in Powys, traditional county of Radnorshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Teme. ...


Towns and villages

See the list of places in Shropshire. This is a list of towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. ...


Shropshire has no cities, but 21 towns (of which 5 can be considered to be major - Shrewsbury, Telford, Oswestry, Bridgnorth and Ludlow) and hundreds of villages.


See also the Category: Towns in Shropshire and Category: Villages in Shropshire.


Places of interest

Attingham Park is a country house in Shropshire, England, which is owned by the National Trust. ... Atcham is a village in the English county of Shropshire. ... Blists Hill is an industrial open air museum, depicting life as it may have been in Shropshire, during the time of the industrial revolution. ... Boscobel House, on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border, England, was built around 1632, when landowner John Gifford of Whiteladies converted a timber-framed farmhouse into a hunting lodge, Boscobel house became one of the most evocative sites in the English historical imagination. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Brown Clee Hill is a hill in the rural English county of Shropshire. ... Church Stretton is a town in South Shropshire, Shropshire, England. ... Haughmond Hill is a small, shallow hill in the English county of Shropshire. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Haughmond Abbey in Shropshire, otherwise known as the Abbey of Saint John, was founded in about 1100 AD. A statue of St John the Evangelist with his emblem can be found carved into the arches of the chapter house. ... Hawkstone Park Follies, near to Market Drayton, in Shropshire, England. ... Broadway Tower, England The folly at Wimpole Hall, England In architecture, a folly is an extravagant, useless, or fanciful building, or a building that appears to be something other than what it is. ... The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651. ... The Iron Bridge Map sources for Ironbridge at grid reference SJ672033 Ironbridge is a settlement beside the River Severn in Shropshire, England that grew up beside the 100 foot (30 meter) cast-iron bridge that was built across the river there in 1789. ... The Long Mynd, or Long Mountain, is a ridge of high ground in South Shropshire, running roughly SW to NE, and extending some 15 km in length, between the Stiperstones to the west, and Wenlock Edge to the east. ... Church Stretton is a town in South Shropshire, Shropshire, England. ... Ludlow Castle is a large, now ruined castle which dominates the town of Ludlow in Shropshire, England. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... Offas Dyke Path is a long distance footpath along the Welsh-English border. ... Long-distance trails (or long-distance tracks, paths, footpaths or greenways) are trails or footpaths covering large distances, typically 50 km or more, used for rambling (that is, hiking or backpacking). ... The Shropshire Hills area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). ... The Shropshire Union Canal near Norbury Junction The Shropshire Union Canal is a canal linking Wolverhampton with the River Mersey. ... An English village near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. ... A rugged range of mountains in Shropshire, England which is crowned by a ridge known as the Devils Chair. ... Pontesbury is a large village in Shropshire, England and is near to the county town, Shrewsbury. ... Stokesay Castles Jacobean timbered Gatehouse. ... Titterstone Clee Hill is a hill in the rural English county of Shropshire, rising at the summit to 533 metres above sea level. ... Map sources for Ludlow at grid reference SO5174 Feathers Hotel, Ludlow (Photo by Mick Knapton) Ludlow is a town in Shropshire, situated almost on the border between England and Wales. ... Wenlock Edge is a limestone escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history, and the processes that shape it. ... Wroxeter is a village in the county of Shropshire, England, on the east bank of the River Severn, at grid reference SJ563082. ... Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain is the term applied to that part of Britain lying within the Roman Empire (which never extended to the whole island). ...

Famous People

Also, British poet A.E. Housman used Shropshire as the setting for many of the poems in his first book, A Shropshire Lad. Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (September 29, 1725 - November 22, 1774) was the statesman and general who established the empire of British India. ... The title of Earl of Craven was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801 and in the Peerage of England in 1664, the latter title becoming extinct at the death of the first holder. ... Stokesay Castles Jacobean timbered Gatehouse. ... Abraham Darby is the name of three generations of an English Quaker family that was key to the development of the Industrial Revolution. ... Charles Darwin about the time his The Origin of Species was published, shaking the scientific world. ... William Farr (November 30, 1807 - April 14, 1883) was a nineteenth century British epidemiologist. ... There were a few people named George Jeffreys: George Jeffreys was an English organ composer George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys was a British politician, better known as Lord Jeffreys or Judge Jeffreys George Jeffreys founder of the Elim Pentecostal Church This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Lionel Murray, Baron Murray of Epping Forest, PC, known as Len Murray (August 2, 1922 - May 20, 2004) was a British Labour politician and union leader. ... Wilfred Owen - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article is about Edmund Plowden (1518-1585), English legal scholar and theorist, see Sir Edmund Plowden (1590-1659), for the Lord Proprietor, Earl Palatine, Governor and Captain General of the Province of New Albion. ... This article is about Edmund Plowden (1518-1585), English legal scholar and theorist, see Sir Edmund Plowden (1590-1659), for the Lord Proprietor, Earl Palatine, Governor and Captain General of the Province of New Albion. ... This article is about the area claimed by Francis Drake. ... Barbara Mary Crampton Pym (June 2, 1913 - January 11, 1980) was an English novelist. ... TPau was a late-1980s rock group who originated from the town of Shrewsbury in central England. ... Philip Sidney Sir Philip Sidney (November 30, 1554 - October 17, 1586) became one of the Elizabethan Ages most prominent figures. ... Mary Webb (March 25, 1881 - October 8, 1927), was an English romantic novelist of the early 20th century, whose novels are set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside which she knew and loved well. ... Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. ... The English Channel, also for some time known as the British Sea (French: La Manche, the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. ... Statue of Billy Wright (OBE) outside the stand bearing his name at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Billy Wright (February 6, 1924 - September 3, 1994) was a footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Joshua A. Norton, Emperor Norton I Joshua Abraham Norton (January 17, 1811 - January 8, 1880), also known as His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, was a celebrated citizen of San Francisco who famously proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859. ... Alfred Edward Housman (March 26, 1859 _ April 30, 1936) was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad. ... A Shropshire Lad is a cycle of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman. ...


Politics

Shropshire has five 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 MP (see maps below). The ceremonial county of Shropshire, (which includes the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin), is divided into 5 Parliamentary constituencies - 1 Borough constituency and 4 County constituencies. ...

Election results 2001
Election results 2001
Election results 2005
Election results 2005

In 2005 there was also a County Council election and the Conservatives gained overall control of the administrative county. Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority remains under Labour control. Being a rural county, there are a number of independent councillors on the various councils in the county. Image File history File links Labour = Red Conservatives = Blue Liberal Democrats = Orange See Shropshire#Politics File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Labour = Red Conservatives = Blue Liberal Democrats = Orange See Shropshire#Politics File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Blue constituencies = Tory win and Red constituency = Labour win See Shropshire#Politics File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Blue constituencies = Tory win and Red constituency = Labour win See Shropshire#Politics File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... David Wright is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Labour Party member of Parliament for Telford. ... Telford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Owen William Paterson (born 24 June 1956) is a British politician. ... Shropshire North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Philip Dunne MP is a Conservative Member of the British House of Commons for Ludlow. ... Ludlow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Daniel Kawczynski is the Conservative Party MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, England. ... Shrewsbury and Atcham is a constituency (and a borough - see Shrewsbury and Atcham) represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Mark Pritchard is the Conservative MP for The Wrekin. ... The Wrekin is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...


Trivia

Oswestry Football Club play in the Welsh League. The League of Wales (also known as the Vauxhall Masterfit Retailers Welsh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. ...


Shropshire holds the record for the coldest temperature recorded in England and Wales (weather wise). This was set on January 10, 1982, in Edgmond at -26.1 C. The following day the coldest daytime maximum temperature recorded in England occurred in the county, at -11.3 C. England is a made up country where psychologists convince schitzofrenic people they are currently living while they are in fact in a mental asylum. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edgmond is a village in Shropshire, England. ... England is a made up country where psychologists convince schitzofrenic people they are currently living while they are in fact in a mental asylum. ...


Shrewsbury has the tallest town crier in the world, at 7ft 2in, and now also the tallest MP in the United Kingdom - Daniel Kawczynski is 6ft 8.5in tall. Categories: Stub ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Daniel Kawczynski is the Conservative Party MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, England. ...


The ceremonial county of Shropshire is the United Kingdom's largest inland (surrounded entirely by land) county.


There are 701 public houses in the county. See the Category:Pubs in Shropshire. A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by British cultural heritage. ...


The 1985 television programme Blott on the Landscape was filmed mainly in South Shropshire, notably in Ludlow. The recently begun sitcome The Green Green Grass is set in Shropshire and is filmed near Bridgnorth. Blott on the Landscape is a novel written in 1975 by Tom Sharpe, which became a special 6-part television series, made by the BBC, in 1985. ... Map sources for Bridgnorth at grid reference SO7193 Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, at grid reference SO717929. ...


See also

Railways of Shropshire
Etymological list of counties
Geology of Shropshire Shropshire has a fairly large railway network, with 19 national rail stations, as well as the famous heritage Severn Valley Railway running along its eastern border with Worcestershire. ... This is a list of the origins of the names of counties of the United Kingdom. ... Geological map of Great Britain. ...


External links

  • Secret Shropshire - Document archives relating to Shropshire are being made available online, over 10,000 images including maps, photographs of scenery, buildings, famous people and natural history, sketches, and writings.
  • BBC Shropshire - A Salopian Odyssey - Morris Telford - A Salopian Odyssey.
  • Shropshire Star - Local newspaper.
  • BBC Shropshire history - BBC Shropshire's history page.
  • Fords in Shropshire - Listing of all fords in Shropshire, including photos.
  • Pubs in Shropshire - A growing database on the public houses of the county, from the Shropshire Star.
  • Shropshire aerial photos - Fantastic website with many photos of places in Shropshire, taken from the air
  • Inside Shropshire - historical and other information on Shropshire
  • Shropshire - Shropshire article in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica


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Birmingham | Bridgnorth | Bromsgrove | Cannock Chase | Coventry | Dudley | East Staffordshire | Herefordshire | Lichfield | Malvern Hills | Newcastle-under-Lyme | North Shropshire | North Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Oswestry | Redditch | Rugby | Sandwell | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Solihull | South Shropshire | South Staffordshire | Stafford | Staffordshire Moorlands | Stoke-on-Trent | Stratford-on-Avon | Tamworth | Telford and Wrekin | Walsall | Warwick | Wolverhampton | Worcester | Wychavon | Wyre Forest The Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England, except for civil parishes. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... Large sized chicken tender of England/St Georges Cross/State flag of Guernsey, 1936-1985 File links The following pages link to this file: The Ashes Arsenal F.C. Cornwall Cambridgeshire Charlton Athletic F.C. City of London London Borough of Croydon Cheshire Chelsea F.C. Devon England Essex... This article is about the city in England. ... Bridgnorth is a local government district in Shropshire, England. ... Bromsgrove is a local government district in the West Midlands of England. ... Cannock Chase is a local government district in England. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre For alternative meanings see: Coventry (disambiguation) Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Dudley is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... East Staffordshire is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... Lichfield is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. ... Newcastle-under-Lyme is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire, England. ... North Shropshire is a local government district in Shropshire, England. ... North Warwickshire is a local government district and borough in Warwickshire, England. ... Nuneaton and Bedworth is a local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, England, consisting of the towns Nuneaton, Bedworth, Bulkington and their surrounding countryside. ... Oswestry is a small local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England. ... Redditch is a town and local government district in Worcestershire, England, just south of the West Midlands urban area. ... Rugby is a local government district and borough in eastern Warwickshire, England. ... Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... Shrewsbury and Atcham is a local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... South Shropshire is a local government district in south west Shropshire, England. ... South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... Stafford is a local government district with borough status in Staffordshire in England. ... Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England. ... Map sources for Tamworth at grid reference SK2203 Tamworth is a historic town and local government district in Staffordshire England, located 17 miles (25km) north-east from the city of Birmingham. ... Telford and Wrekin is a borough in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Walsall is a metropolitan borough of the county of West Midlands, England. ... Warwick is a local government district of central Warwickshire in England. ... Wolverhampton is an industrial, commercial and university city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ... The city of Worcester (pronounced Wuh-ster) is the county town of Worcestershire in England; the river Severn runs through the middle, with the citys large Worcester Cathedral overlooking the river. ... Wychavon is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. ... Wyre Forest is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. ...

Administrative Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Warwickshire (pronounced worrickshur or worricksheer) is a landlocked county in central England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwʊstə.təʃə/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwʊstə.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...

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Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... This article is about the English county. ... Motto: Onan hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Englands Great Toe Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Administrative county Traditional county Duchy of Cornwall Region South West England Area - Total - Admin. ... Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district in the United Kingdom. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Essex is an administrative county in the East of England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in England established in 1974 which covers an area roughly encompassing the conurbation of Manchester. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire or Harfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... The Isle of Wight is an island off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... The City of London is a small area in Greater London. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England, Merseyside is named after the River Mersey and comprises the conurbation by the Mersey estuary centred upon Liverpool. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... For other places with this name, see Northumberland (disambiguation) Northumberland is a ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... North Yorkshire is a county within the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. ... Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Suffolk (pronounced suffuk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... Tyne and Wear is one of six metropolitan counties in England, comprising the estuary areas of the rivers Tyne and Wear. ... Warwickshire (pronounced worrickshur or worricksheer) is a landlocked county in central England. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, the United Kingdom, formed in 1974. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃə/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ...

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Bedfordshire | Berkshire | Buckinghamshire | Cambridgeshire | Cheshire | Cornwall | Cumberland | Derbyshire | Devon | Dorset | Durham | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Herefordshire | Hertfordshire | Huntingdonshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Lincolnshire | Middlesex | Norfolk | Northamptonshire | Northumberland | Nottinghamshire | Oxfordshire | Rutland | Shropshire | Somerset | Staffordshire | Suffolk | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Westmorland | Wiltshire | Worcestershire | Yorkshire England is a made up country where psychologists convince schitzofrenic people they are currently living while they are in fact in a mental asylum. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Large sized chicken tender of England/St Georges Cross/State flag of Guernsey, 1936-1985 File links The following pages link to this file: The Ashes Arsenal F.C. Cornwall Cambridgeshire Charlton Athletic F.C. City of London London Borough of Croydon Cheshire Chelsea F.C. Devon England Essex... Bedfordshire is a county in England. ... For other places named Berkshire, see: Berkshire (disambiguation) Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in the south of England, to the west of London and also bordering on Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire and Hampshire. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in South East England. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... This article is about the English county. ... Motto: Onan hag oll (Cornish: One and all) Englands Great Toe Geography Status Ceremonial and (smaller) Administrative county Traditional county Duchy of Cornwall Region South West England Area - Total - Admin. ... The word Cumberland may have a variety of possible meanings. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Devon is a county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Essex is an administrative county in the East of England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire or Harfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a part of England around Huntingdon, which is currently administered as a local government district of Cambridgeshire. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Middlesex as a traditional county before 1888. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... For other places with this name, see Northumberland (disambiguation) Northumberland is a ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Latin Oxonia) is a county in South East England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. ... Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Suffolk (pronounced suffuk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... Sussex is a traditional county in southern England, divided for administrative purposes into West Sussex and East Sussex and the city of Brighton and Hove. ... Warwickshire (pronounced worrickshur or worricksheer) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Westmorland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃə/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃiːɜː/ or /ˈwÊŠstÉ™.təʃaɪə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county, located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ...


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