Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch is a small market town in the north of the county of Shropshire, England. It is the oldest town inhabited in Shropshire. [1] The town lies 2 miles (3 km) east of the Welsh border. As of 2011, the town has a population of 9,781.
| Whitchurch | |
 Bargates, Whitchurch |
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| Population | 9,781 (2011 census) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ541415 |
| Civil parish | Whitchurch Urban |
| Unitary authority | Shropshire |
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WHITCHURCH |
| Postcode district | SY13 |
| Dialling code | 01948 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | North Shropshire |
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The town was founded by the Romans and there are still some Roman artefacts that can be visited in a Museum.[2]
The town has a railway station on the Welsh Marches Line.
Gallery
- Whitchurch Entrance - geograph.org.uk - 5442.jpg
One of the entrances to the town
Bargates, Whitchurch
- Bridge No 34 Shropshire Union Canal - geograph.org.uk - 52865.jpg
The Shropshire Union Canal runs through the town
Whitchurch, Shropshire Media
- Æthelflæd as depicted in the cartulary of Abingdon Abbey.png
Æthelflæd may have had an Anglo-Saxon fortification or fortified settlement ('Burgh') at Whitchurch, understood to be the Saxon place Weardbyrig
- Henry Hotspur Percy.jpg
Henry ("Hotspur") Percy was briefly buried in Whitchurch
- Whitchurch Police Station and police car - geograph.org.uk - 4711899.jpg
Old Police Station, 2 Station Road: Built 1860, closed as police station 2018. Serving as temporary town hall since 2024.
Whitchurch - Bargates
- 21-23 High Street, Whitchurch - geograph.org.uk - 1229214.jpg
High Street shops, Whitchurch
Chemistry This unusual name is derived from a local farm and now applies not only to a road but also the western suburb of Whitchurch.
- Stub of the Whitchurch Arm of the Llangollen Canal - geograph.org.uk - 1231256.jpg
Stub of the Whitchurch Arm of the Llangollen Canal
- Cape Town City Hall, Clock Tower.jpg
Cape Town City Hall, Clock Tower, with its clock supplied by J. B. Joyce & Co. of Whitchurch
- WHSHC.jpg
Whitchurch Heritage Centre
The Old Grammar School, Whitchurch
References
- ↑ Whitchurch town guide. BBC. 14 April 2005. http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2005/04/01/whitchurch_town_guide_feature.shtml. Retrieved 13 July 2006.
- ↑ Whitchurch Heritage Centre. Shropshire Tourism. http://www.shropshiretourism.info/attractiondetail.cfm?EstID=740. Retrieved 13 July 2006.
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