Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, a county of England. It is located 9 miles (14 km) east of the Welsh border and serves as the commercial centre for Shropshire and mid-Wales.
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 English Bridge, Shrewsbury |
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 Flag of Shrewsbury  Coat of arms of Shrewsbury |
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| Population | 76,782 (2021 census) |
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| Demonym | Salopian |
| Unitary authority | Shropshire |
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SHREWSBURY |
| Postcode district | SY1, SY2, SY3 |
| Dialling code | 01743 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
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The town is very old. It was started around 700 AD. The town centre has almost the exact same medieval street plan and over 660 listed buildings. Many of these buildings have timber framing from the 15th and 16th centuries. There is also Shrewsbury Castle, which was built in 1074, and Shrewsbury Abbey, which was built in 1083. The town centre is almost completely surrounded by the River Severn.
Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury and lived there for 27 years.
The population of Shrewsbury is just over 76,000, making it the second largest town in Shropshire, the biggest being Telford.
The town has a railway station and a professional football club, Shrewsbury Town, who compete in League One.
Twinning
Shrewsbury is twinned with 
Zutphen, Netherlands.
In fiction
Shrewsbury Abbey is the setting of the Brother Cadfael Chronicles by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter). The books were later made into a television show. The story is about a 12th-century monk who solves mysteries.[1] In 2013, the Abbey honoured Pargeter on the 100th anniversary of her birth.[2][3]
Gallery
Flag of Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury Square
The Dingle Gardens, Shrewsbury
New Meadow, home of Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Media
Æthelflæd, 'Lady of the Mercians'
Shrewsbury Castle, built at around 1074 by Roger de Montgomery
Shrewsbury Abbey, founded 1083
Part of the prologue of a life of St Winifred by Robert of Shrewsbury (Bodleian Mss. Laud c.94.)
The building Henry Tudor stayed in before the Battle of Bosworth
Gate house of the council headquarters in the town
John Caius (1510-1573), Master of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
The former Shire Hall (since demolished) and Old Market Hall, 1796
Shrewsbury's Georgian prison
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References
- ↑ Mike Gerrard (August 21, 1994). IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A 12TH-CENTURY GUMSHOE: THE SHREWSBURY OF BROTHER CADFAEL. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1994/08/21/in-the-footsteps-of-a-12th-century-gumshoe-the-shrewsbury-of-brother-cadfael/d58c8bb8-971b-4fbf-b320-39baf2653788/. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ↑ Liberty Hardy (April 20, 2020). 10 Great Medieval (and Medieval-ish) Mystery Books. Book Riot. https://bookriot.com/2020/04/20/medieval-mystery-books/. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ↑ Shrewsbury Abbey Honours Brother Cadfael Author. BBC. September 23, 2013. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-wales-24315045/shrewsbury-abbey-honours-brother-cadfael-author. Retrieved April 20, 2020.