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Its population is 67,126 (2001).
Its population is 67,126 (2001).
==History==
Shrewsbury's monastic institutions ended during the [[Protestant Reformation]], with the closure of Shrewsbury Abbey. At this time, [[Henry VIII]] intended to make Shrewsbury one of his new bishoprics (and would have covered Shropshire and Staffordshire) and, therefore a [[cathedral city]]. The citizens of the town, however, refused the king's offer. This is the origin of the term "Proud Salopians": Shrewsbury's leadership preferred to be the most senior town in England, not its most minor city.
== Notable people ==
== Notable people ==