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'''Shropshire''', sometimes known as '''Salop''', is a county of western [[England]], on the border with [[Wales]] and for statistical purposes classed as part of the West Midlands. Forming a part of the historic Welsh Marches region, it borders [[Cheshire]] to the north, [[Staffordshire]] to the east, [[Worcestershire]] and [[Herefordshire]] to the south, bordering the Welsh counties of [[Radnorshire]] to the south west, [[Montgommeryshire]] to the west and [[Denbighshire]] to the north west. It is largely [[agricultural]]. The county town is the historic town of [[Shrewsbury]]. The largest town by urban area in Shropshire is Telford, a new town, just south of which lies [[Ironbridge]], named for the world's first cast-iron bridge over the River Severn built in 1779, which partly confirmed Shropshire as one of the birthplaces of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. Other notable towns include Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Oswestry and Whitchurch.

'''Shropshire''', sometimes known as '''Salop''', is a county of western [[England]], on the border with [[Wales]] and for statistical purposes classed as part of the West Midlands. Forming a part of the historic Welsh Marches region, it borders [[Cheshire]] to the north, [[Staffordshire]] to the east, [[Worcestershire]] and [[Herefordshire]] to the south, bordering the Welsh counties of [[Radnorshire]] to the south west, [[Montgommeryshire]] to the west and [[Denbighshire]] to the north west. It is largely [[agricultural]]. The county town is the historic town of [[Shrewsbury]]. The largest town by urban area in Shropshire is Telford, a new town, just south of which lies [[Ironbridge]], named for the world's first cast-iron bridge over the River Severn built in 1779, which partly confirmed Shropshire as one of the birthplaces of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. Other notable towns include Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Oswestry and Whitchurch.

== Name ==

== Name ==

The name ''Shropshire'' is derived from [[Old English]] ''Scrobbesbyrigscir'', literally meaning "[[Shrewsbury]]-shire".

The name ''Shropshire'' is derived from [[Old English]] ''Scrobbesbyrigscir'', literally meaning "[[Shrewsbury]]-shire".

The county has only one motorway: the M54, which links Telford to [[Wolverhampton]] in Staffordshire and, via the M6 motorway, to [[Birmingham]] and the south of England. The A49 road forms a rural, north-south road across the county linkingv via Shrewsbury, Whitchurch in the north of the county to [[Warrington]] in [[Lancashire]], and Ludlow in the south to [[Hereford]] and [[Leominster]]. Another major road in Shropshire is the A5 which, broadly following the Roman London-Holyhead road Walting Street, links Shropshire with North Wales and also serves traffic to [[Chester]] and [[Liverpool]].

The county has only one motorway: the M54, which links Telford to [[Wolverhampton]] in Staffordshire and, via the M6 motorway, to [[Birmingham]] and the south of England. The A49 road forms a rural, north-south road across the county linkingv via Shrewsbury, Whitchurch in the north of the county to [[Warrington]] in [[Lancashire]], and Ludlow in the south to [[Hereford]] and [[Leominster]]. Another major road in Shropshire is the A5 which, broadly following the Roman London-Holyhead road Walting Street, links Shropshire with North Wales and also serves traffic to [[Chester]] and [[Liverpool]].

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