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Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:On_Welsh_Bridge,_Shrewsbury_-_DSC08272.JPGAuthor: Green Lane
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, England. With a population of 72,000 people (2012 estimate), it is the second largest settlement in the county after Telford.
Shrewsbury is the town where Charles Darwin was born and grew up. This charming town with a medieval core has over 660 buildings that carry a listed status.
Guide to Shrewsbury Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Shrewsbury that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butcher%27s_Row,_Shrewsbury.jpgAuthor: ndrwfgg
More on Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury dates back to the Anglo Saxon period. Its street plan has remained largely unchanged since the medieval period, when it was a market town. Due to its long history, Shrewsbury was known by different names to different people.The ancient Britons called it Pengwern, while during the Anglo-Saxon period, it was known as Scrobbesburh. This name continued to evolve, as Sciropscire and became Shropshire - the county name, and as Schrosberie, eventually becoming Shrewsbury - the town's name. In Welsh, it is known as Amwythig.
Shrewsbury Abbey: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shrewsbury_Abbey_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1595380.jpgAuthor: Paul Buckingham
Shrewsbury was established some time around 800 AD. It however only gained importance in the 14th to 15th centuries, when it became a center for the wool trade. Due to its significance, it was often a point of conflict between the English and Welsh.
Shrewsbury managed to escape World War II bombings, so its historic center remains largely intact. Instead redevelopment of the 1960s and 70s replaced a number of half-timbered houses with Brutalist architecture.
Visiting Shrewsbury
From London, take the M1 motorway to Junction 19, then continue west on the M6 motorway to Birmingham. In Birmingham, exit the M6 at Junction 11, and continue west on the M54 motorway until you arrive in Shrewsbury.
Medieval town walls of Shrewsbury: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geograph-2005384-by-David-Dixon.jpgAuthor: David Dixon
Places of Interest in Shrewsbury
- Ditherington Flax Mill: Constructed in 1796, this is the oldest iron-framed building in the world. It is regarded as the "grandfather of skyscrapers".
- Lord Hill's Column: The tallest Grecian doric column in the world, standing at 40.69 m (133 ft 6 in).
- Shrewsbury Abbey: A former Benedictine monastery founded in 1083. During the Dissolution of the Monasteries, many parts of the monastery was destroyed.
- Shrewsbury Castle: Red sandstone castle, probably built after the Norman Conquest.
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