Home > Shrewsbury
This article is about the town of Shrewsbury in England. For other places of the same name, see Shrewsbury (disambiguation)
Porthill Bridge crossing the Severn at Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury (pronounced both Shroozbury and Shrowzbury) is the county town of the county of Shropshire, England.
1 History
Shrewsbury may have been founded by the Romans who had the city of Viroconium ( Wroxeter) nearby, but the Saxons are more likely to have founded the town. The earliest written mention of it existing is from the year 901. It is also the town at the centre of the Shrewsbury and Atcham borough. It is known as the "town of flowers" and an alternative name is Salop (which is also an alternative name for the county).
The centre of Shrewsbury is located in a meander of the River Severn and the town is near the Welsh border. The town centre has a pronounced hill upon which sits Shrewsbury Castle, built shortly after the Norman Conquest, though the present day castle dates from the 13th century. There are many well-preserved half-timbered black-and-white houses here, among them the Abbot's House of c.1500 on Butcher Row, and Rowley's House (now home to the Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery) on Barker Street.
2 Population
The population of the town of Shrewsbury is approx 70,000 although the population of the borough is higher, at around 100'000. The A5, A53, A49 and 5 railway lines connect the town to most corners of Shropshire and the town is regarded as the "Gateway to Wales", which is certainly true for those travelling from the West MidlandsThe County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England, formed in 1974. Since 1986 it has had no county council. The county contains the cities of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry. It also contains the metropolitan boroughs connurbation to the Principality. In 2000 and again in 2002 Shrewsbury unsuccessfully applied for city statuscathedral, such as York Minster. City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the British monarch to a select group of communities. The status does not apply automatically on the basis of any particular criteria, although it was traditionally given to.
3 Attractions
Shrewsbury is also home to one of the largest horticultural events in the UK - the annual Shrewsbury Flower Show ([1]). A two day event, the Flower Show takes place in mid August, has been running for more than 125 years, and attracts around 100,000 visitors each year. Set in The QuarryThe Quarry is the name of the main park in the Shropshire county town of Shrewsbury, England. It is called "the Quarry" park as there used to be a stone quarry there, used in the Middle Ages. It is a very small quarry and now has been transformed into a f (the town's main park), there are 29 acres (120,000 m²) of events, exhibitions and displays, with a magnificent fireworks display at the end of each day.
Shrewsbury SchoolShrewsbury School is a British public school, located in Shrewsbury in the county of Shropshire. It is a boarding school for boys aged 13 ("Year 9") to 18 ("Year 13"). Ex-pupils are named 'Old Salopians', and famous Alumni include Michael Heseltine Charle, where Charles DarwinCharles Robert Darwin ( February 12, 1809 April 19, 1882) was an English naturalist whose revolutionary theory laid the foundation for both the modern theory of evolution and the principle of common descent by proposing natural selection as a mechanism., Michael PalinMonty Python's Life of Brian Michael Edward Palin (born May 5, 1943) is a British comedian who was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire. He is famous for being a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus in which he generally played roles that called for manic enthu and Michael HeseltineMichael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine PC (born March 21, 1933), is a British Conservative politician and businessman. He was born in Swansea, Wales. He is a patron of the Tory Reform Group. January 9, 1986 He was educated at Shrewsbury School and were educated, is located on large private grounds just south of the town centre.
