| Shropshire | |
| Motto of County Council: “Floreat Salopia” (“May Shropshire flourish”) | |
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| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
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| Origin | Historic |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Area - Total - Admin. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. council - Admin. area | Ranked 13th 3,487 km² (1,346 sq mi) Ranked 14th 3,197 km² (1,234 sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Shrewsbury |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-SHR |
| ONS code | 39 |
| NUTS 3 | UKG22 |
| Demography | |
| Population - Total (2006 est. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. See also Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by area Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density - Admin. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume council - Admin. pop. | Ranked 42nd 451,100 129/km² (334/sq mi) Ranked 34th 289,100 |
| Ethnicity | 97. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. 3% White 1. 2% S. Asian |
| Politics | |
 Shropshire County Council http://www.shropshire.gov.uk | |
| Executive | Conservative |
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Shropshire (pronounced /ˈʃrɒpʃɪɚ/, /-ʃɚ/), alternatively known as Salop[6] or abbreviated Shrops,[7] is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Mark Andrew Pritchard (born 22 November 1966) is the Conservative MP for The Wrekin. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Philip Martin Dunne (born August 14, 1958) is a British Politician and the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Daniel Robert Kawczynski (born 24 January 1972 is the Conservative Party Member for Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Owen William Paterson (born 24 June 1956, Whitchurch) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. David Wright (born 22 December 1966 Oakengates, Telford) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Labour Party Member of Parliament The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Settlements The district council has classified Wem Market Drayton Whitchurch and Ellesmere as the market towns of North Shropshire while it has given the classification of History The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 when the Municipal borough of Shrewsbury Economics and Demographics Economically the district is largely dependent on tourism, partly due to the decline in the economic significance of Farming Energy policy In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in the district of Bridgnorth produced the 12th highest average carbon emissions Towns villages and other settlements Settlements in Telford and Wrekin - Coalbrookdale Crudgington Edgmond See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The counties of England are territorial divisions of England for the purposes of administrative political and geographical demarcation The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It borders Wales to the west. Shropshire is one of England's most rural and sparsely populated counties,[8] with the population of the non-metropolitan/shire county 289,100 - making it the least populated two-tier governed area in the United Kingdom. A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The shire county and its districts will be replaced with a unitary authority on 1st April 2009. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The borough of Telford and Wrekin, included in Shropshire for ceremonial purposes, has been a unitary authority since 1998. Towns villages and other settlements Settlements in Telford and Wrekin - Coalbrookdale Crudgington Edgmond The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies [9]
The county town is Shrewsbury, which is culturally and historically important,[10] although Telford, which was constructed around a number of older towns, most notably Wellington, Dawley and Madeley, is today the most populous. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Telford ( ˈtɛlfɚd is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, Wellington is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England and now forms part of the New town Dawley is a small Town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Madeley is a Town and Civil parish, now part of the New town of Telford in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county [11] Other notable towns are Oswestry in the north-west, Bridgnorth in the south-east and Ludlow to the south. Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. Ludlow is a Market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. The Ironbridge Gorge area has become known as the 'Birthplace of Industry' but this is disputed by some, since industrial activity was present in other areas before industry existed in the Ironbridge area. The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep Gorge formed by the river Severn in Shropshire, England The term was coined as an advertisement in an attempt to enhance the status of the town. [12] It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which covers Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale and a part of Madeley. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Ironbridge is a settlement on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge in Telford, Shropshire, England. Coalbrookdale is a side valley of the Ironbridge Gorge in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England Madeley is a Town and Civil parish, now part of the New town of Telford in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county [13] There are additionally other notable historic industrial sites located around the county such as Broseley, Snailbeach and Highley as well as the Shropshire Union Canal. Broseley is a small town in Shropshire, England with a population of 4912 (2001 census Snailbeach is a Village in Shropshire, England, located near Shrewsbury at. Highley is a large Village in Shropshire, England, on the west bank of the River Severn and on the B4555 road The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable Canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the SU system [14]
The Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers about a quarter of the county, mainly in the south. The Shropshire Hills area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB) in the English county of Shropshire, close to its [15] The Wrekin is one of the most famous natural landmarks in the county,[16] though the highest hills are the Clee Hills,[17] Stiperstones[18] and the Long Mynd. Wrekin' redirects here for the borough see Telford and Wrekin. The Clee Hills are a range of hills in Shropshire, England near Ludlow, consisting of Brown Clee Hill (540m the highest peak in The Stiperstones is a very distinctive Hill in the county of Shropshire, England. The Long Mynd in Shropshire, England, is a part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [19] Wenlock Edge is another significant geographical and geological landmark,[20] and the River Severn, Great Britain's longest river, runs through the county. Wenlock Edge is a Limestone Escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. For other rivers named "Severn" see Severn River. The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Shropshire is landlocked, and with an area of 1,346 mi², is England's largest inland county. [21]
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History
The area now considered Shropshire was annexed to Mercia by King Offa in the eighth century, at which time he built two significant dykes there to defend his territory against the Welsh or at least demarcate it. Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. Offa was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death in July 796 The Welsh people ( Welsh: Cymro ("Welshman" Cymraes ("Welsh woman" Cymry ("Welshmen/women" Cymry In subsequent centuries, the area suffered repeated Danish invasion, and fortresses were built at Bridgnorth and Chirbury. Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. [22]
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, major estates in Shropshire were granted to Normans, including Roger de Montgomerie, who ordered significant constructions, particularly in Shrewsbury, the town of which he was Earl. Roger de Montgomerie, known as Roger the Great de Montgomery, was the first Earl of Shrewsbury. Earl of Shrewsbury (pronounced "shrows-bree" not "shrews-bree" is a title that has been created twice [23] Many defensive castles were built at this time across the county to defend against the Welsh and enable effective control of the region, including Ludlow Castle[24] and Shrewsbury Castle. Ludlow Castle is a large now partly ruined non-inhabited Castle which dominates the town of Ludlow in Shropshire, England. Shrewsbury Castle is a Red sandstone Castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. [25] Also in this period, a number of religious foundations were formed, the county largely falling at this time under the diocese of Hereford and that of Coventry and Lichfield. Some areas in later times fell under the diocese of St. Asaph until it ceased to exist in 1920.
The county was a central part of the Welsh Marches during the medieval period and was often embroiled in the power struggles between powerful Marcher Lords, the Earls of March and successive monarchs. The Welsh Marches ( Welsh: Y Mers) is an area along the border of England and Wales on the island of Great Britain, in the current A Marcher Lord is the English equivalent of a Margrave (in the Holy Roman empire The title Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. [26]
The county also contains a number of historically significant towns, including Shrewsbury, Ludlow and Oswestry. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Ludlow is a Market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border Additionally, the area around Coalbrookdale in the county is seen as highly significant, as it is regarded as one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. Coalbrookdale is a side valley of the Ironbridge Gorge in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England The Industrial Revolution was a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when major changes in agriculture manufacturing and transportation had a profound effect on the The village of Edgmond, near Newport, is the location of the lowest recorded temperature (in terms of weather) in England and Wales. Edgmond is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. [27]
Etymology
Salop is an old abbreviation for Shropshire, once used on envelopes or telegrams, and comes from the Anglo-French 'Salopesberia'. It has now been replaced by the more contemporary 'Shrops' although Shropshire residents are still referred to as 'Salopians'[28]
County extent
The border with Wales was defined in the 16th century - the hundreds of Oswestry (including Oswestry) and Pimhill (including Wem), and part of Chirbury had prior to the Laws in Wales Act formed various Lordships in the Welsh Marches. Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border Wem is a small Market town in Shropshire, England. It is the administrative centre of North Shropshire District Council which has its Chirbury (pronounced Churbury) is a village in Shropshire, England, situated close to the Welsh border The Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 (Y Deddfau Uno 1535 a 1542 were a series of parliamentary measures by which the legal system of Wales was annexed to England and The Welsh Marches ( Welsh: Y Mers) is an area along the border of England and Wales on the island of Great Britain, in the current
The present day ceremonial county boundary is almost the same as the historic one. Notably there has been the removal of several exclaves and enclaves. The largest of the exclaves was Halesowen, which became part of Worcestershire in 1844 (now part of the West Midlands county), and the largest of the enclaves was Herefordshire's Farlow in South Shropshire, also transferred in 1844, to Shropshire. Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 Farlow is a small village in South Shropshire, England. On a map from 1695 it is shown as an Exclave of Herefordshire. Alterations have been made on Shropshire's border with all neighbouring English counties over the centuries. Gains have been made to the south of Ludlow (from Herefordshire), to the north of Shifnal (from Staffordshire) and to the north (from Cheshire) and south (from Staffordshire) of Market Drayton. The county has lost land in two places - to Staffordshire and Worcestershire. [29]
Geography
Geographically, Shropshire is divisible into two distinct halves - North and South. The county has a highly diverse geology. Shropshire 's Geology is very diverse and most rock types found in the British Isles can be found in the county too
North Shropshire
Politically, North Shropshire is composed of Oswestry district, North Shropshire district, Shrewsbury and Atcham borough and the borough of Telford and Wrekin.
The North Shropshire Plain is an extension of the flat and fertile Cheshire Plain. The Cheshire Plain is a flat Boulder clay plain situated entirely within Cheshire. It is here that most of the county's large towns, and population in general, are to be found. Shrewsbury at the centre, Oswestry to the north west, Whitchurch to the north, Market Drayton to the north east and Newport and the Telford conurbation (Telford, Wellington, Oakengates, Donnington and Shifnal) to the east. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border Whitchurch is a Market town in North Shropshire, England. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. Market Drayton is a small Market town in north Shropshire, England Newport is a Market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, some north of The land is fertile and agriculture remains a major feature of the landscape and the economy. The River Severn runs through the lower half of this area (from Wales in the west, eastwards), through Shrewsbury and down the Ironbridge Gorge, before heading south to Bridgnorth. For other rivers named "Severn" see Severn River. The River Severn ( Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep Gorge formed by the river Severn in Shropshire, England Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley.
The area around Oswestry has more rugged geography than the North Shropshire Plain and the western half is over an extension of the Wrexham Coalfield and there are also copper deposits on the border with Wales. Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region Mining of stone and sand aggregates is still going on in Mid-Shropshire, notably on Haughmond Hill, near Bayston Hill and around the village of Condover. Construction aggregate, or simply " aggregate " is a broad category of coarse particulate Material used in Construction, including History The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 when the Municipal borough of Shrewsbury Haughmond Hill is a small shallow hill in the English county of Shropshire. Bayston Hill is a large village and Civil parish within the Shrewsbury and Atcham borough of Shropshire, England. Condover is a village in Shropshire, England. It lies south of the county town of Shrewsbury, in the borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham, and just Lead mining also took place at Snailbeach and the Stiperstones, but this has now ceased. Snailbeach is a Village in Shropshire, England, located near Shrewsbury at. The Stiperstones is a very distinctive Hill in the county of Shropshire, England. Other primary industries, such as forestry and fishing, are to be found too.
The A5 and M54 run from Wolverhampton (to the east of the county) across to Telford, around Shrewsbury parallel to the line of Watling Street an ancient trackway. The M54 is a 23 mile (37 km) east-west Motorway in the English counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire. Watling Street is the name given to an Ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern Ancient trackway can refer to any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity The A5 then turns north west to Oswestry, before heading north into Wales in the Wrexham area. This is an important artery and the corridor is where most of Shropshire's modern commerce and industry is found, notably in Telford new town. There are also a number of railway lines crossing over the area, which centre at Shrewsbury. To the south west of Telford, near the Ironbridge Gorge, is Ironbridge Power Station. Ironbridge 'B' Power Station (also known as Buildwas Power Station) is the second of two coal-fired power stations that have occupied a site in Shropshire
The new town of Telford is built partly on a former industrial area centred on the East Shropshire Coalfield as well as on former agricultural land. There are still many ex-colliery sites to be found in the area, as well as disused mine shafts. This industrial heritage is an important tourist attraction, as is seen by the growth of museums in the Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale and Jackfield area. Ironbridge is a settlement on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge in Telford, Shropshire, England. Coalbrookdale is a side valley of the Ironbridge Gorge in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England Jackfield is a village in the Ironbridge Gorge, near Broseley, Shropshire, England. Blists Hill museum and historical (Victorian era) village is a major tourist attraction as well as the Iron Bridge itself. Blists Hill is an Open air museum, one of ten museums operated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, built on a former industrial complex located in the Madeley Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities In addition, Telford Steam Railway runs from Horsehay. The Telford Steam Railway (TSR is a Heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire, UK. Horsehay is a village on the western outskirts of Dawley, which along with several other towns and villages now forms part of the New town of Telford
South Shropshire
- For information specifically on the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, see Shropshire Hills AONB. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB is an area of countryside with significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland The Shropshire Hills area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB) in the English county of Shropshire, close to its
Politically, the area is composed of South Shropshire district and Bridgnorth district.
South Shropshire is more rural, with fewer settlements and no large towns, and its landscape differs greatly from that of North Shropshire. The area is dominated by significant hill ranges and river valleys, woods, pine forests and 'batches', a colloquial term for small valleys and other natural features. Farming is more pastoral than the arable found in the north of the county. The only substantial towns are Ludlow, with a population of around 10,000 people, Bridgnorth and Church Stretton. Ludlow is a Market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. Church Stretton is a small town in southern Shropshire, England, located approximately south of Shrewsbury, the County town. The Shropshire Hills AONB is located in the south-west, covering an area of 804 km²; it forms the only specifically protected area of the county. The Shropshire Hills area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB) in the English county of Shropshire, close to its Inside this area is the popular Long Mynd, a large plateau of 536 m Stiperstones and 516 metres high to the East of the Long Mynd, overlooking Church Stretton. The Long Mynd in Shropshire, England, is a part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Stiperstones is a very distinctive Hill in the county of Shropshire, England. The Long Mynd in Shropshire, England, is a part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Church Stretton is a small town in southern Shropshire, England, located approximately south of Shrewsbury, the County town.
The A49 is the main road through the area, running north to south, from Shrewsbury to Herefordshire. The A49 is a major Road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the A railway line runs through the area on the same route as the A49 with stations at Church Stretton, Craven Arms and Ludlow. Craven Arms is a small town and Civil parish in South Shropshire, England. The (heritage) Severn Valley Railway runs from Bridgnorth into Worcestershire. The Severn Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England.
Because of its valley location and character, Church Stretton is sometimes referred to as Little Switzerland. A little Switzerland or Schweiz is a Landscape, often of wooded hills Nearby are the old mining and quarrying communities on the Clee Hills, notable geological features in the Onny Valley and Wenlock Edge and fertile farmland in the Corve Dale. The Clee Hills are a range of hills in Shropshire, England near Ludlow, consisting of Brown Clee Hill (540m the highest peak in The River Onny is a river in Shropshire, England. It is a major tributary of the River Teme. Wenlock Edge is a Limestone Escarpment near Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. The River Teme drains this part of the county, before flowing into Worcestershire to the South and joining the River Severn. The River Teme ( Welsh Afon Tefeidiad) rises in Mid Wales, south of Newtown in Powys, and flows through Ludlow in Shropshire Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England.
One of the Clee Hills, the Brown Clee Hill, is the county's highest peak at 546 m. Brown Clee Hill is the highest Hill in the rural English county of Shropshire, at 540 metres above sea level
South West Shropshire, or simply "Clun", is a little known and remote part of the county, with Clun Forest, Offa's Dyke and the River Clun. Clun Forest is a remote rural area of open pastures moorland and mixed Deciduous / Coniferous woodland in the southwest part of the English county of Offa's Dyke (Clawdd Offa is a massive linear earthwork, roughly following some of the current border between England and Wales. The River Clun is a river in Shropshire, England which runs through the small town of Clun, as well as Newcastle-on-Clun and other villages The small towns of Clun and Bishop's Castle are in this area. Clun (klʌn is a small Town in South Shropshire, England. The town is located entirely in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Bishop's Castle is a small Market town in Shropshire, England, and formerly its smallest Borough. The countryside here is very rural and is in parts wild and forested. To the south of Clun is the Welsh town of Knighton. Knighton (/naɪtɒn/ ( Welsh: Trefyclawdd or Trefyclo) is a small town situated chiefly in Powys, Wales.
Climate
The climate of Shropshire is generally moderate. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of Rainfall averages 760 to 1,000 mm (30 to 40 in), influenced by being in the rainshadow of the Cambrian Mountains from warm, moist frontal systems of the Atlantic Ocean which bring generally light precipitation in Autumn and Spring. For the Australian television series see Rain Shadow (TV series. The Cambrian Mountains are a series of Mountain ranges in Wales, reaching from and including the South Wales mountains of the Brecon Beacons In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric [30] The hilly areas in the south and west are much colder in the winter, due to their high elevation, they share a similar climate to that of the Welsh Marches and Mid-Wales. The Welsh Marches ( Welsh: Y Mers) is an area along the border of England and Wales on the island of Great Britain, in the current Mid Wales (Canolbarth Cymru or simply Y Canolbarth "The Midlands" is the name given to the area of Wales lying between North and South Wales The flat northern plain in the north and east has a similar climate to that of the rest of the West Midlands. The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands.
The only weather station in the county is located at Shawbury, which is in the north, between Shrewsbury and Market Drayton. Shawbury is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Shropshire, England. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Market Drayton is a small Market town in north Shropshire, England
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Politics
Shropshire has five constituencies, four of which returned Conservative MPs at the 2005 general election and one, Telford, returned a Labour MP. The ceremonial county of Shropshire, England (which includes the Unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin) is divided into 5 Parliamentary This is a marked change from the 2001 general election result, where the county returned only one Conservative, three Labour and a Liberal Democrat to the Commons (see maps to the right).
The current MPs of Shropshire are:
- David Wright, Labour, Telford (covering the town of Telford)
- Owen Paterson, Conservative, North Shropshire (covering the North Shropshire district and Oswestry borough)
- Philip Dunne, Conservative, Ludlow (covering the South Shropshire and (the majority of) Bridgnorth districts)
- Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative, Shrewsbury and Atcham (covering the borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham)
- Mark Pritchard, Conservative, The Wrekin (covering Telford and Wrekin borough, minus Telford, and including a small area of Bridgnorth district)
In 2005 there was also a County Council election in which the Conservatives gained overall control of the shire county. David Wright (born 22 December 1966 Oakengates, Telford) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and Labour Party Member of Parliament Telford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Telford ( ˈtɛlfɚd is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, Owen William Paterson (born 24 June 1956, Whitchurch) is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament North Shropshire is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Settlements The district council has classified Wem Market Drayton Whitchurch and Ellesmere as the market towns of North Shropshire while it has given the classification of Philip Martin Dunne (born August 14, 1958) is a British Politician and the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Ludlow is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Economics and Demographics Economically the district is largely dependent on tourism, partly due to the decline in the economic significance of Farming Daniel Robert Kawczynski (born 24 January 1972 is the Conservative Party Member for Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, Shrewsbury and Atcham is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. History The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 when the Municipal borough of Shrewsbury Mark Andrew Pritchard (born 22 November 1966) is the Conservative MP for The Wrekin. The Wrekin is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Towns villages and other settlements Settlements in Telford and Wrekin - Coalbrookdale Crudgington Edgmond Telford and Wrekin Borough Council remained at the time under Labour control but has since gone to no-overall control, with a Conservative executive. Being a rural county, there are a number of independent councillors on the various councils in the county. [31]
The Conservatives gained complete control of Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council in the May 2006 local elections.
Divisions and environs
The area under the control of the county council, or shire county, is divided into five non-metropolitan districts. A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. They are North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham, South Shropshire and Bridgnorth. Settlements The district council has classified Wem Market Drayton Whitchurch and Ellesmere as the market towns of North Shropshire while it has given the classification of History The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 when the Municipal borough of Shrewsbury Economics and Demographics Economically the district is largely dependent on tourism, partly due to the decline in the economic significance of Farming Energy policy In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in the district of Bridgnorth produced the 12th highest average carbon emissions [32] Telford and Wrekin is a unitary authority which forms part of the county for various functions such as Lord Lieutenant but does not come under county council control. Towns villages and other settlements Settlements in Telford and Wrekin - Coalbrookdale Crudgington Edgmond The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British Monarch 's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription with varying Oswestry, Shrewsbury & Atcham and Telford & Wrekin have the status of boroughs. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice The county including Telford and Wrekin, the ceremonial county, borders Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Welsh preserved counties of Powys and Clwyd. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the The Preserved counties of Wales are the current areas used in Wales for ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy. This article is about the county of Wales For the ancient kingdom see Kingdom of Powys. Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996 it was a county with a County council, and was divided into six districts
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Local government reform
see also: 2009 structural changes to local government in England and Shropshire Council
In 2006 a local government white paper supported proposals for new unitary authorities to be set up in England in certain areas. Government The region is governed as a unitary authority by Wrexham County Borough Council. Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996 it was a county with a County council, and was divided into six districts Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. This article is about the county of Wales For the ancient kingdom see Kingdom of Powys. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. This article is about the county of Wales For the ancient kingdom see Kingdom of Powys. Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. It is planned that during 2009 there will be structural changes to local government in England, whereby a number of new unitary authorities will be created Shropshire Council is the Unitary authority which will cover most of the ceremonial county of Shropshire, in the West Midlands of England Shropshire Council is the Unitary authority which will cover most of the ceremonial county of Shropshire, in the West Midlands of England See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions Existing non-metropolitan counties with small populations, such as Cornwall, Northumberland and Shropshire, are favoured by the government to be covered by unitary authorities in one form or another (the county can either become a single unitary authority, or be broken into a number of unitary authorities). A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar Northumberland is a county in the North East of England. The non-metropolitan county of Northumberland borders Cumbria to the west Existing unitary authority areas within these counties' ceremonial boundaries (such as Telford and Wrekin) will not be affected and there will be no boundary changes. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies
Shropshire County Council, supported by South Shropshire District Council and Oswestry Borough Council, proposed to the government that the non-metropolitan county of Shropshire become a single unitary authority (i. e. the district/borough councils would be abolished). Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. This was opposed by the other 3 districts in the county and rejected overwhelmingly by residents in 3 separate parish referenda. The process would be similar to that of the Isle of Wight in the early 1990s, when its districts were abolished, leaving a unitary county authority. The Isle of Wight is an English Island and county in the English Channel between three and five miles (8 km from the south coast of the The Isle of Wight Council is a local council It is a Unitary authority covering the Isle of Wight, South East England. The ceremonial county of Shropshire would therefore consist of two unitary authority areas - Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire. The new unitary authority of Shropshire would be one of the largest in England in terms of area.
There has been political opposition to the proposals, on the grounds of loss of local democracy and abolishing councils rated as "excellent" or "good", chiefly from Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council. The proponents, however, feel that the move will save funds and allow the area to gain more regional prominence. [33]
The proposal to create a Shropshire unitary authority, covering the area of the existing non-metropolitan county, is supported by the DCLG and 1st April 2009 has been set as the date for the re-organisation to take place. The Department for Communities and Local Government (branded as Communities and Local Government) is the United Kingdom government department for communities The districts and their councils will be abolished and the county council will become (as the "continuing authority") the new unitary authority. Elections to the new authority's council will not take place however until May or June 2009. [34]
Part of the proposals include parishing and establishing a town council for the currently unparished area of Shrewsbury. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a Civil parish. This would create one of the largest civil parishes in England, with a population of over 70,000. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government.
Transport
- See also: Railways of Shropshire
Shropshire is connected to the rest of the United Kingdom via a number of road and rail links. Historically, rivers in the county and the Shropshire Union Canal were used for transport also, although their use in transport is now significantly reduced. The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable Canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the SU system The county's main transportation hub is Shrewsbury, through which many significant roads and railways pass and join.
Major roads in the county include the M54 motorway, which connects Shropshire to the rest of the motorway network, and more specifically to the West Midlands county. The M54 is a 23 mile (37 km) east-west Motorway in the English counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire. The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 The A5 also runs through the county, in an east-west direction. The road formerly ran through Shrewsbury, although a large dual-carriageway bypass has since been built. Other major trunk roads in the county include the north-south A49, the A53 and the A41. The A49 is a major Road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region The A53 is a Primary route in northern England, that runs from Buxton in Derbyshire to Shrewsbury in Shropshire. The A41 is a formerly-major Trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although as stated below it has now largely been
There are a number of major railway lines running through the county, including the Welsh Marches Line, the Cambrian Line, the Heart of Wales Line and the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line. The English county of Shropshire has a fairly large railway network, with 19 National Rail stations on various national lines as well as a small Route The cities towns and villages served by the routes are listed below from south to north Newport connections with the South The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury (in Shropshire, England) to Welshpool, Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. History Historically the line was known as the Central Wales Line (Llinell Canol Cymru and also included routes through Gowerton, where the railway crossed the The two train operating companies working in the county are London Midland and Arriva Trains Wales. London Midland is a Train operating company in the United Kingdom. Arriva Trains Wales (Trenau Arriva Cymru is a train operating company that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches A new company, Wrexham & Shropshire, will commence services from Shropshire to London Marylebone station, in spring 2008. Wrexham & Shropshire is the operating name of the Wrexham Shropshire and Marylebone Railway Company, a Train operating company in the United Kingdom London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Marylebone station or London Marylebone station is a National Rail and London Underground station in central London, England.
Shropshire is also the home of two major water supply aqueducts, the Elan aqueduct running through South Shropshire carrying water from Elan Valley to Birmingham and the Vyrnwy Aqueduct running through North Shropshire delivering water from Lake Vyrnwy to Liverpool. An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another The Elan Aqueduct, in Wales and the Midlands of England, runs from Elan Valley to Birmingham 's Frankley Reservoir carrying The Elan Valley ( Welsh: Cwm Elan) is a River valley situated to the west of Rhayader, in Powys, Wales, sometimes known Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Lake Vyrnwy Nature Reserve and Estate (Llyn Efyrnwy ( [EVURN-WEE] is an area of land in Powys, Wales, surrounding the Victorian reservoir Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary
Towns and villages
- Further information: List of places in Shropshire, Category:Towns in Shropshire, and Category:Villages in Shropshire
Shropshire has no cities, but 22 towns, of which 2 can be considered major. CategoryTowns in Shropshire|List of civil parishes in Shropshire|CategoryVillages in ShropshireThis is a list of Towns and Villages in the ceremonial county of Telford is the largest town in the county with a population of 138,241 (which is approximately 30% of the total Salopian populace); whereas the county town of Shrewsbury has a lower, but still sizeable population of 70,560 (15%). Telford ( ˈtɛlfɚd is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England The other sizeable towns are Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Newport and Ludlow. Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border Bridgnorth is a Town in Shropshire, England, along the Severn Valley. Newport is a Market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, some north of Ludlow is a Market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. The historic town of Wellington now forms part of the Telford conurbation. Wellington is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England and now forms part of the New town The majority of the other settlements can be classed as villages or small towns. The larger settlements are primarily concentrated in a central belt that roughly follows the A5/M54 roadway. The M54 is a 23 mile (37 km) east-west Motorway in the English counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire. Other settlements are concentrated on rivers, e. g. Ironbridge on the Severn, as these waterways were historically vital to trade. Ironbridge is a settlement on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge in Telford, Shropshire, England. [35]
Telford and Wrekin shown within  | Towns (by population): Telford (138,241)[36] |
Economy
The economy of Shropshire was traditionally dominated by agriculture. [37] However, in more recent years it has become more service orientated. The county town of Shrewsbury, the historic castle-dominated Ludlow and the industrial birthplace of Ironbridge Gorge are the foremost tourist areas in Shropshire,[38] along with the reclaimed canal network which provides canal barge holidays on the Shropshire Union Canal and linked canal networks in the region, although the natural beauty of the county draws people to all areas. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Ludlow is a Market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. The Ironbridge Gorge is a deep Gorge formed by the river Severn in Shropshire, England The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable Canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the SU system
Industry is mostly found in Telford, Oswestry, Whitchurch, Market Drayton and Shrewsbury, though small industrial estates can be found in other, rural towns such as Church Stretton and Newport. Telford ( ˈtɛlfɚd is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border Whitchurch is a Market town in North Shropshire, England. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. Market Drayton is a small Market town in north Shropshire, England Church Stretton is a small town in southern Shropshire, England, located approximately south of Shrewsbury, the County town. Newport is a Market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, some north of Shrewsbury is becoming a centre for distribution and warehousing, as it is located on a nodal point of the regional road network. [39] In Telford, a new rail freight facility is being built at Donnington. For other places named Donnington see Donnington Donnington is a Suburb of the New town of Telford.
Telford and Shrewsbury are the county's two main retail centres, with contrasting styles of shopping - Shrewsbury's largely historic streets and Telford's large modern mall, Telford Shopping Centre. Telford Shopping Centre is a 50 acre being located roughly equidistant between Shrewsbury, the county town and the West Midlands conurbation. [40] Shrewsbury also has two medium-sized shopping centres, the indoor 'Pride Hill' and 'Darwin' centres (both located on Pride Hill),[41] and a smaller, partially covered, 'Riverside Mall'. The Darwin Shopping Centre is a Shopping mall in central Shrewsbury, the County town of Shropshire, England. Shrewsbury's situation of being the nearest substantial town for those in a large area of mid-Wales helps it draw in considerable numbers of shoppers, notably on Saturday. This article is about the county of Wales For the ancient kingdom see Kingdom of Powys.
Well-known companies in Shropshire include Müller Dairy (UK) Ltd in Market Drayton. Molkerei Alois Müller GmbH & Co KG (often called Müllermilch or simply Müller) is a German Dairy company based in Aretsried which is part Market Drayton is a small Market town in north Shropshire, England [42] The RAF have two bases at RAF Cosford and RAF Shawbury,[43] and the charity PDSA has its head office in Priorslee, Telford. DCAE Cosford (Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering Cosford (previously RAF Cosford) is a Royal Air Force station in Cosford, Shropshire RAF Shawbury is a Royal Air Force station by the village of Shawbury near Shrewsbury, Shropshire. StGeorge's and Priorslee are suburbs of the new town of Telford in Shropshire, England [44]
Statistics
Below is the chart of regional gross value added for the non-metropolitan county (that is, excluding Telford & Wrekin) of Shropshire at current basic prices published (pp. 240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British pounds sterling. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added[45] | Agriculture[46] | Industry[47] | Services[48] |
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| 1995 | 2,388 | 238 | 618 | 1,533 |
| 2000 | 2,977 | 177 | 739 | 2,061 |
| 2003 | 3,577 | 197 | 843 | 2,538 |
With the statistics for the borough of Telford and Wrekin included, the following represents the ceremonial county:
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added[49] | Agriculture[50] | Industry[51] | Services[52] |
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| 1995 | 4,151 | 266 | 1,483 | 2,403 |
| 2000 | 5,049 | 197 | 1,512 | 3,340 |
| 2003 | 5,947 | 218 | 1,693 | 4,038 |
Education
Shropshire has a completely comprehensive education system, with thirteen independent schools, including the prestigious Shrewsbury School, which the famed Charles Darwin attended. Towns villages and other settlements Settlements in Telford and Wrekin - Coalbrookdale Crudgington Edgmond Shrewsbury School (formally known as King Edward VI Grammar School Shrewsbury) is an public school, located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life In the ceremonial county, the Telford and Wrekin borough has two selective schools and two independent schools. Newport Girls' High School and Adams' Grammar School, are both located in Newport. Newport High School is an all girls school Newport Shropshire, England. Adams' Grammar School is a state Grammar school in Newport, Shropshire. Newport is a Market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, some north of
There are also two universities in Shropshire, the Telford campus of Wolverhampton University and in Edgmond, near Newport, Harper Adams University College, which offers mostly agricultural-based degrees. The University of Wolverhampton is a British University, located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. Edgmond is a village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. Newport is a Market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, some north of Harper Adams University College is a Higher education institution located near Newport in Edgmond, Shropshire, UK.
Shropshire has the highest educational attainment in the West Midlands region. The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. [53]
Places of interest
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Famous people
- Robert Clive "Clive of India"
- Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, Napoleonic era general
- Lords and Ladies Craven (of Stokesay Castle)
- Abraham Darby early industrialist
- Charles Darwin emminent naturalist
- K. K. Downing, guitarist with Judas Priest
- William Farr epidemiologist and early bio-statistician
- Chris Hawkins (of Loppington), radio presenter, DJ, and celebrity
- George Jeffreys of Wem, (infamous judge)
- Adrian Jones, sculptor of the Quadriga at Hyde Park Corner
- Stephen Marchant, ornithologist
- Len Murray, (former head of the T. Clive of India redirects here For the film see Clive of India (film. General Rowland Hill 1st Viscount Hill of Almaraz GCB, GCH ( 11 August 1772 - 10 December 1842) served in the Earl of Craven, in the County of York is a title that has been created twice Stokesay Castle, located at Stokesay, a mile south of the town of Craven Arms, in South Shropshire, is the oldest fortified Manor house Abraham Darby is the name shared by three generations of an English Quaker family that was key to the development of the Industrial Revolution. Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life Kenneth "K K" Downing Jr (born 27 October 1951 in Yew Tree Estate Hill Top in West Bromwich, England) is a Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. William Farr ( November 30, 1807 - April 14, 1883) was a nineteenth century British Epidemiologist, regarded as one of the Chris Hawkins (born September 23, 1975, in Loppington, North Shropshire, England Loppington is a village and parish in Shropshire, England, in the North Shropshire district, situated a few miles west of Wem George Jeffreys may be George Jeffreys (composer (c 1610 -1685 English organ composer George Jeffreys 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem (1645-1689 Wem is a small Market town in Shropshire, England. It is the administrative centre of North Shropshire District Council which has its Adrian Jones (1845 - 1938 was an English Robert Roode and painter who specialized in animals particularly horses Stephen Marchant AM ( 1912 - 2003) was born in Shropshire, studied Geology at Caius College, Cambridge, and worked in Lionel Murray Baron Murray of Epping Forest, OBE PC, known as Len Murray ( August 2, 1922 in Hadley, Shropshire U. C)
- Mirabel Osler, author
- Wilfred Owen leading First World War poet
- Edith Pargeter (1913-1995), author
- Edmund Plowden (1518-1585)—legal scholar and theorist
- Sir Edmund Plowden (1590-1659)—Proprietor, Earl Palatine and Governor of New Albion
- Barbara Pym novellist
- Isobel Cooper (Izzy) famous opera singer from Much Wenlock
- T'Pau, 1980s pop group
- Sir Philip Sidney prominent Elizabethan
- Mary Webb (1881-1927), author
- Matthew Webb, (first man to swim the English Channel)
- Billy Wright, Captain of Wolves and England
- Humphrey Kynaston (1474-1534) - highwayman
- John Mytton 'Mad Jack' Mytton, Regency rake, MP, gambler and horseman. Mirabel Osler is an English writer. Her book A Gentle Plea for Chaos is based on her experiences in her garden in Shropshire Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 &ndash 4 November 1918 was an English Poet and Soldier, regarded by many as one of the leading Edith Mary Pargeter, BEM ( September 28, 1913 in Horsehay, Shropshire, England &ndash October 14, 1995 Edmund Plowden (1518 Plowden Hall Lydbury, Shropshire, England - 6 February 1585 London, England) was Edmund Plowden (1518 Plowden Hall Lydbury, Shropshire, England - 6 February 1585 London, England) was This article is about the area claimed by Francis Drake For the region named by Sir Edmund Plowden, see New Albion (colony, and for the town in western New Barbara Mary Crampton Pym ( 2 June 1913 &ndash 11 January 1980) was an English Novelist Biography Pym was T'Pau was a late 1980s pop group led by Singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and Sir Philip Sidney ( November 30, 1554 &ndash October 17, 1586) became one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures Mary Webb ( March 25, 1881 &ndash October 8, 1927) was an English romantic novelist of the early 20th century whose Hardyesque novels This article is about the first man to swim the English Channel unaided Matthew Webb. William Ambrose "Billy" Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994 was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Sir Humphrey Kynaston (1474 - 1534 AKA Humphrey the Wild, Red Kynaston and Humphrey Kinneston Early life Born in 1474 to Roger The word highwayman is first attested from the year 1617 The term "highwayman" is mainly applied to robbers who travelled on horseback as opposed to those who robbed on foot John Mytton (30 September 1796 - 29 March 1834) was a notable British eccentric and Regency rake.
- William Wycherley Restoration dramatist and playwright famous for The Country Wife
- Roy Wood, of Wem, in the band Wizard
Cultural references
Shropshire has been depicted and mentioned in a number of works of literature. William Wycherley ( c 1640 – 31 December 1715) was an English Dramatist of the Restoration period The Country Wife is a Restoration comedy written in 1675 by William Wycherley. Roy Wood (born Roy Adrian Wood 8 November 1946, Kitts Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a Songwriter Wem is a small Market town in Shropshire, England. It is the administrative centre of North Shropshire District Council which has its The poet A. E. Housman used Shropshire as the setting for many of the poems in his first book, A Shropshire Lad, and many of Malcolm Saville's children's books are set in Shropshire. Alfred Edward Housman (ˈhaʊsmən 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936 usually known as A A Shropshire Lad (1896 is a cycle of sixty-three Poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman. Leonard Malcolm Saville (1901-1982 was an English author born in Hastings, Sussex. Additionally, D. H. Lawrence's novella, St. David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930 was an English writer of the 20th century whose prolific and diverse output included Novels short Mawr, is partially set in the Longmynd area of South Shropshire. Economics and Demographics Economically the district is largely dependent on tourism, partly due to the decline in the economic significance of Farming
In Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Jonathan Strange is from the county, and some parts of the book are set there. Susanna Clarke (born November 1, 1959) is a British author best known for her debut Novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. Another fictional character from Shropshire is Mr Grindley, from Charles Dickens' Bleak House. P. G. Wodehouse's fictional Blandings Castle, the ancestral home of Clarence, the ninth Earl of Emsworth, is located in Shropshire. Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975 (ˈwʊdhaʊs was an English Comic novelist who enjoyed enormous popular success Blandings Castle is a recurring Fictional location in the stories of British comic writer P Clarence Threepwood 9th Earl of Emsworth Viscount Bosham or Lord Emsworth is a recurring Fictional character in the Blandings stories by British comic In The Importance of Being Earnest, Jack pretends to live in rural Shropshire, to mask his double life. The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde. It premiered on February 14, 1895 at the St
The county has also appeared in film: the 1984 film version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was filmed in Shrewsbury. A Christmas Carol is a 1984 Television movie adaptation of Charles Dickens ' famous 1843 novella. Appearances in television have included the county being used as a setting in both Coronation Street, the ITV1 soap; and also in the BBC's The Fast Show, for a Ted and Ralph special. Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present The Fast Show, known as Brilliant in the US was a BBC comedy sketch show programme that ran for three series from 1994 to 1997 Ted and Ralph are fictional characters created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan, played by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson in the The 1985 television programme Blott on the Landscape was filmed mainly in South Shropshire, notably in Ludlow. Blott on the Landscape is a novel written in 1975 by Tom Sharpe. The 2005 sit-com The Green Green Grass is set in Shropshire and is filmed near Bridgnorth. The Green Green Grass is a British sitcom created and initially written by John Sullivan, and a spin-off of Only Fools and Horses A character from the Bugs Bunny Show episode "Prison to Prison" is named "Shropshire Slasher". The Bugs Bunny Show is a long-running American Television Anthology series hosted by Bugs Bunny, that was mainly composed of
In music, the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote 'On Wenlock Edge' in 1907. Ralph (reɪf Vaughan Williams OM (12 October 1872 &ndash 26 August 1958 was an English Composer of symphonies, Chamber music
Shropshire has also been mentioned in the American sitcom Friends. Friends was an In the episode The One with Joey's Dirty Day Rachel's British boss says to her "My neice, you see, is in town from London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Well, Shopshire but you know. "
Sport
There are a number of significant sporting clubs and facilities in Shropshire, many of which are found in Shrewsbury and Telford in addition to a number of clubs found locally throughout the county. Shrewsbury ( /ˈʃruːzbri/ or /ˈʃroʊzbri/ is the County town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Telford ( ˈtɛlfɚd is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, Shropshire is home to a variety of established amateur, semi-pro and professional sports clubs.
Some of the main football clubs in the county include Shrewsbury Town Football Club, AFC Telford United Football Club and The New Saints Football Club in Oswestry. Shrewsbury Town Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football AFC Telford United are an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire, playing in the Conference North league at the The New Saints FC ( TNS) is a British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry (ˈɒzwəstɹɪ is a town and Civil parish in Shropshire, England, very close to the Welsh border A former football club is Telford United Football Club. Telford United FC were an English football team based in Telford, Shropshire. The county has one American football team, Shropshire Revolution, which was founded in 2006, and is a club in the British American Football League. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with History The Shropshire Revolution American Football team were formed in January 2006 by like minded enthusiasts and fans of the game via a forum on the website of British American Football League (BAFL is the United Kingdom 's primary American Football league Former teams in the county have included the Wrekin Giants, which ran from 1985 to 1989 and the Shropshire Giants which ran in 1989. The Wrekin Giants, later the Shropshire Giants, and subsequently the Cannock Chase Giants were an American football team based in Telford, The Wrekin Giants, later the Shropshire Giants, and subsequently the Cannock Chase Giants were an American football team based in Telford, Shropshire has a number of rugby clubs, including Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club, the highest-leveled team in the county, playing in the Midlands first division. Newport RUFC are a Rugby team that play at The old show ground in the town of Newport, Shropshire.
The area also has a rich motorsports heritage, with the Loton Park Hillclimb and Hawkstone Park Motocross Circuit situated near Shrewsbury. Loton Park Hill Climb is a Hillclimb held in part of the Loton Park Deer park in Shropshire, England and organised by the Hawkstone Park Motocross Circuit, typically referred to as Hawkstone Park or Hawkstone is a Motocross circuit situated near Market Drayton, north Shrewsbury Motocross Club has staged motocross events in the area for over 30 years. Shrewsbury Motocross Club is an amateur Motocross club catering for competition motocross riders in the Shrewsbury area and surrounding districts Motocross is a form of Motorcycle sport or All-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed Off road circuits There is additionally an ice hockey club in the county, the Telford Tigers. The Telford Tigers are an English Premier League (EPL or EPIHL Ice Hockey team that formed in 2001 under the name Telford Wild Foxes
See also
- 53rd Regiment of Foot - Former British Army regiment
- Etymological list of counties - List of name origins
- List of civil parishes in Shropshire
- Shropshire Family History Society
- Shropshire Star - local newspaper covering the county
- Shropshire Archives - collects and makes accessible archives and books relating to the county
- Diocese of Shrewsbury - Roman Catholic diocese which covers all of Shropshire
References
- ^ upmystreet.com: Mark Pritchard
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- ^ upmystreet.com: David Wright
- ^ Blandings: English Counties
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- ^ North Shropshire District Council
- ^ http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/UK_LADUACty.pdf statics. For other units with the same regimental number see 53rd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation The 53rd (Shropshire Regiment of Foot was a The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Etymological list of counties of the United Kingdom is a list of the origins of the names of counties of the United Kingdom. This is a list of Civil parishes in the English ceremonial county of Shropshire. The Shropshire Family History Society is a Family history society that covers the county of Shropshire, England, United Kingdom (sometimes known The Shropshire Star is a regional newspaper covering the whole of Shropshire, plus parts of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Cheshire Shropshire Archives is located in Shrewsbury, England and is the archives and local studies service for the historic county of Shropshire, which gov website
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- ^ shropshirerocks.org: The Stiperstones
- ^ shropshirerocks.org: The Long Mynd
- ^ shropshirerocks.org: Wenlock Edge
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- ^ Shropshire - MSN Encarta. Retrieved on 2008-02-24. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/news/election/ BBC Shropshire website Retrieved 10 September 2007
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- ^ a b The new town of Telford officially contains the market town of Wellington. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Telford ( ˈtɛlfɚd is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, Wellington is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England and now forms part of the New town However, for the purposes of showing spacial town dispersion and generally where the most populated areas are (on the map), Wellington is listed separately. The Telford population figure still includes the population of Wellington.
- ^ http://www.discovershropshire.org.uk
- ^ Shropshire Towns - Towns in Shropshire, Shrewsbury, Ironbridge, Ludlow, Bridgnorth, Oswestry
- ^ http://www.british-towns.net/en/level_2_display_ByL1.asp?GetL1=142 'Gateway to Wales'
- ^ Telford Shopping Centre
- ^ Darwin Shopping Centre
- ^ Müller | Faqs
- ^ RAF - Stations
- ^ PDSA - Contact Us
- ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
- ^ includes hunting and forestry
- ^ includes energy and construction
- ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
- ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
- ^ includes hunting and forestry
- ^ includes energy and construction
- ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
- ^ Defra UK; ERDP - West Midlands ERDP Regional Chapter
Dictionary
Shropshire
-proper noun
- An inland county of England bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Welsh county of Powys and county borough of Wrexham.
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