Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
	; English Bridge, Shrewsbury
	; Flag of Shrewsbury; ; Coat of arms of Shrewsbury
	Shrewsbury
	Location within Shropshire
Population	76,782 (2021 census)
Demonym	Salopian
Unitary authority	Shropshire;
Ceremonial county	Shropshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHREWSBURY
Postcode district	SY1, SY2, SY3
Dialling code	01743
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Shropshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Shrewsbury and Atcham;
	List of places UK England Shropshire 52°42′N 2°45′W / 52.70°N 2.75°W

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, a county of England. It is located 9 miles (14 km) east of the Welsh border and serves as the commercial centre for Shropshire and mid-Wales.

The town is very old. It was started around 700 AD. The town centre has almost the exact same medieval street plan and over 660 listed buildings. Many of these buildings have timber framing from the 15th and 16th centuries. There is also Shrewsbury Castle, which was built in 1074, and Shrewsbury Abbey, which was built in 1083. The town centre is almost completely surrounded by the River Severn.

Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury and lived there for 27 years.

The population of Shrewsbury is just over 76,000, making it the second largest town in Shropshire, the biggest being Telford.

The town has a railway station and a professional football club, Shrewsbury Town, who compete in League One.

Twinning

Shrewsbury is twinned with Zutphen, Netherlands.

In fiction

Shrewsbury Abbey is the setting of the Brother Cadfael Chronicles by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter). The books were later made into a television show. The story is about a 12th-century monk who solves mysteries.^[1] In 2013, the Abbey honoured Pargeter on the 100th anniversary of her birth.^[2]^[3]