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There is a county for the purposes of lieutenancy called Shropshire, comprising the two unitary authority areas above, with similar (but not identical) boundaries to the county proper (from which it is also legally distinct). Both the council area and the county for the purposes of lieutenancy in which "Shropshire" features in the name contain small areas of Cheshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire, whilst a small area of Shropshire (namely the village of Heath) is under Hereford Council.
There is a county for the purposes of lieutenancy called Shropshire, comprising the two unitary authority areas above, with similar (but not identical) boundaries to the county proper (from which it is also legally distinct). Both the council area and the county for the purposes of lieutenancy in which "Shropshire" features in the name contain small areas of Cheshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire, whilst a small area of Shropshire (namely the village of Heath) is under Hereford Council.
== Demographics ==
=== Religion ===
The county for the purposes of lieutenancy to which Shropshire lends its name was more Christian than the UK at large as of 2021, with around 53% of Salopians identifying as Christian as opposed to the nationwide figure of 46%.<ref>[https://www.plumplot.co.uk/Shropshire-census-2021.html Shropshire county Census 2021]</ref>
===Language==
Around 97% of Salopians identified English as their first language in 2021, compared to the UK average of 91%.
Shropshire, being a county of the Welsh Marches, historically had a significant Welsh-speaking population. As of 2021, 0.09% of residents in the Shropshire Council area identified their primary spoken language as Welsh (the joint-highest for any council area in England) as did 0.04% of residents in Telford and Wrekin.<ref>[https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/language/bulletins/languageenglandandwales/census2021#main-languages-varied-across-england-and-wales Language, England and Wales: Census 2021]</ref>
== Transport ==
== Transport ==