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'''Shrewsbury''' is a market town and civil parish in the English county of [[Shropshire]], of which it is the county town and namesake. It is situated on the [[River Severn]], roughly 35 miles south-east of [[Chester]] and 50 miles almost due north of [[Hereford]]. It is approximately nine miles east of the [[Wales|Welsh]] border and the railway station is a regional interchange. The town's colours are blue and amber. It is no longer the county's largest town, the conurbation of Telford in the east of the county is bigger.

'''Shrewsbury''' is a market town and civil parish in the English county of [[Shropshire]], of which it is the county town and namesake. It is situated on the [[River Severn]], roughly 35 miles south-east of [[Chester]] and 50 miles almost due north of [[Hereford]]. It is approximately nine miles east of England's border with [[Wales]] and the railway station is a regional interchange. The town's colours are blue and amber. It is no longer the county's largest town, the conurbation of Telford in the east of the county is bigger.

The town centre sits on a peninsula of the Severn, and many of its buildings are [[Middle Ages|medieval]]. The town has a castle and an abbey. In the medieval times it was an important walled city in battles against the Welsh. The only remains of the wall are in the town's McDonald's. Shrewsbury was where one of England's bloodiest battles was fought. The rebel leader Harry Hotspur raised an army against [[Henry IV]] in 1403. The King won.

The town centre sits on a peninsula of the Severn, and many of its buildings are [[Middle Ages|medieval]]. The town has a castle and an abbey. In the medieval times it was an important walled city in battles against the Welsh. The only remains of the wall are in the town's McDonald's. Shrewsbury was where one of England's bloodiest battles was fought. The rebel leader Harry Hotspur raised an army against [[Henry IV]] in 1403. The King won.