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Around 97% of Salopians identified English as their first language in 2021, compared to the UK average of 91%.

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>

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> In 2021, Welsh was the third most spoken first language in the Shropshire Council area after English and Polish (0.5%).

== Transport ==

== Transport ==