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Shrewsbury (/ ˈ ʃ r oʊ z b r i / ou / ˈ ʃ r uː z b r i /) é uma cidade localizada no condado de Shropshire, na região das Midlands Ocidentais, Inglaterra. Tem cerca de 72 000 habitantes e é a segunda cidade mais populosa de Shropshire, atrás de Telford .
- Brasão de armas
- 52° 42' N 2° 45' O
- "May Shrewsbury Flourish", -"Possa Shrewsbury florescer"
- Reino Unido
Shrewsbury (/ ˈ ʃ r oʊ z b ər i / ⓘ SHROHZ-bər-ee, also / ˈ ʃ r uː z-/ ⓘ SHROOZ-) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, 150 miles (240 km) north-west of London. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 76,782.
- England
- 76,782 (2021 Census)
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- Middle Ages
- 16th and 17th Centuries
- Industrial Revolution
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
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Evidence of Neolithic occupation dating back before 2,000 BC of a religious form, was discovered in 2017 in the grounds of a church, the medieval Church of the Holy Fathers in Sutton, making it Britain's oldest place of worship. It is believed the area of Shrewsbury was settled in the 5th century by refugees from the nearby Roman City of Viroconium...
The Normans built a wooden fort at Shrewsbury, but in 1069, an alliance of Welshmen and the men of Cheshire laid siege to it. A force led by Brian of Brittany and William fitz Osbern was sent to relieve the garrison, but before they arrived, the rebels had burned the town and dispersed. Roger de Montgomery, a relative of William the Conqueror, was ...
Later, after the formation of the Church of England, it is believed that the town was offered the status of cathedral city by Henry VIII, as the part of a proposed "Diocese of Shropshire". Reputedly, the citizens of the town rejected this offer, preferring to remain a "first of towns", this being the source of the term "Proud Salopian", that refers...
The town did not experience the same massive growth that other English towns experienced during the industrial revolution and few large factories grew up in the town. Despite this, the world's first iron-framed building, the Ditherington Flax Mill was built in the town in 1797. During the 1830s and 1840s, the town decreased in population mainly due...
The town was scarcely bombed in World War II, the only deaths occurring in 1940 when a woman and two grandchildren were killed when a cottage was hit in Ellesmere Road,so many of its ancient buildings remain intact and there was little redevelopment apart from some significant cases of lack of building conservation and the losses of many important ...
The town had borough status for many centuries and it was run by the Corporation of Shrewsbury. Between 1974 and 2009 the two local authorities were Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council (the district level authority) and Shropshire County Council (the county level). Since 1 April 2009 however the town no longer has borough status and the sole loca...
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.
- Salopian
- Shropshire
- 76,782 (2021 census)
- West Midlands
De Wikipedia, a enciclopédia livre. Shrewsbury ( / ˈʃroʊzbri / ou / ˈʃruːzbri /) é uma cidade localizada no condado de Shropshire, na região das Midlands Ocidentais, Inglaterra. Tem cerca de 72 000 habitantes e é a segunda cidade mais populosa de Shropshire, atrás de Telford. O Market Hall de Shrewsbury.
25 de abr. de 2024 · There is a large cattle market. Pop. (2001) 67,126; (2011) 71,715. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt. Shrewsbury, town, administrative and historic county of Shropshire, western England.
Shrewsbury est la ville principale du comté de Shropshire et du district de Shrewsbury et Atcham (Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough). Histoire. Shrewsbury fut fondée, vers le V e siècle, par les réfugiés romains, à proximité de la cité de Viroconium .
