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| − | '''Shrewsbury''' is a town and | + | '''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. |
| − | + | 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. | |
Shrewsbury Town Football Club play in the English Football League Two ([[soccer]]). Their Gay Meadow stadium was famous for flooding as it lay right by the river. It was demolished in 2007 and replaced by a 10,000 seater stadium in the Meole Brace suburb, commercially known as the Prostar Stadium after the team's kit supplier but known by fans as the New Meadow. | Shrewsbury Town Football Club play in the English Football League Two ([[soccer]]). Their Gay Meadow stadium was famous for flooding as it lay right by the river. It was demolished in 2007 and replaced by a 10,000 seater stadium in the Meole Brace suburb, commercially known as the Prostar Stadium after the team's kit supplier but known by fans as the New Meadow. | ||
Revision as of 19:58, March 27, 2025
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Shire county | Shropshire |
| Council | Shropshire Council |
| Population | 76,782 (2021 Census) |
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 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.
The town centre sits on a peninsula of the Severn, and many of its buildings are 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.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club play in the English Football League Two (soccer). Their Gay Meadow stadium was famous for flooding as it lay right by the river. It was demolished in 2007 and replaced by a 10,000 seater stadium in the Meole Brace suburb, commercially known as the Prostar Stadium after the team's kit supplier but known by fans as the New Meadow.
Its population is 67,126 (2001).
Notable people
- Charles Darwin (1809-1882) - English naturalist, geologist and biologist.
- Leo Blair (1923-2012) - British barrister, father of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, lived in Shrewsbury at the time of his death in 2012.