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Shrewsbury (/ ˈ ʃ r oʊ z b ər i / ⓘ SHROHZ-bər-ee, also / ˈ ʃ r uː z-/ ⓘ SHROOZ-) [1] [2] is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England.It is sited on the River Severn, 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Wolverhampton, 15 miles (24 km) west of Telford, 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Wrexham and 53 miles (85 km) north of Hereford.
Shrewsbury (/ˈʃruzberi/ SHROOZ-bury) is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,325 according to the 2020 United States Census, in nearly 15,000 households. [1] Incorporated in 1727, Shrewsbury prospered in the 19th century due to its proximity to Worcester, and from visitors to Lake Quinsigamond.
The town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire,western England, has a history that extends back at least as far as the year 901, but it could have been first settled earlier. [1] [2] During the early Middle Ages, the town was a centre of the wool trade, and this was a peak in its importance.
The Shrewsbury Historic District encompasses the historic early center of the town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. It consists of the town common, laid out in 1721 at what are now Main and Prospect Streets, and buildings adjacent or nearby. The district was declared locally in 1972, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...
This crypt was the oldest portion of the building, with the lower portion of the walls rudely built and possibly dating from the 9th century. By tradition, the Jesse window that is now in St. Mary's Church, Shrewsbury was put in Old St Chad’s at the Dissolution, having been allegedly made for the Franciscan church in Shrewsbury. [19]
Image credits: tyrion2024 The story of Masabumi Hosoto, the only Japanese Titanic survivor, is a fascinating one. Interestingly, Japan didn't celebrate his survival, as the local media condemned ...
Shrewsbury Market Hall is an indoor market in Shrewsbury, England. Opened in 1965, the building, designed by architect David Aberdeen , replaced a Victorian market hall. [ 1 ] The market has been voted "Britain’s Favourite Market" in 2024, 2023, and 2018.
By 1900 [97] a Shrewsbury and Wem Brewery Company traded on a widespread scale after acquiring the brewery in Noble Street previously run by Charles Henry Kynaston. [98] The company was taken over in turn by Greenall Whitley & Co Ltd [99] but the brewery was closed in 1988. [100] From 1986 to 1988 the brewery was the shirt sponsor for ...