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Shrewsbury Castle, a red sandstone fortification, and Shrewsbury Abbey, were founded in 1074 and 1083 respectively by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery. [7] The town is the birthplace of Charles Darwin. [8] It has had a role in nurturing aspects of English culture, including drama, [9] ballet, dance [10] and pantomime. [10]
Later the settlement was walled for added protection, the remains of which can be found throughout the town, most notable remains of the wall are on the side of the town wall gardens along the river. The centre of Shrewsbury is located in a meander of the River Severn and the town is located only 9 miles from the Welsh border. The town centre ...
the Cistercian Buildwas Abbey, now a magnificent ruin, founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Chester; the Benedictine Shrewsbury Abbey, founded in 1083 by Roger de Montgomerie; the Augustinian Lilleshall Abbey, founded in the reign of Stephen; the Augustinian Wombridge Priory, founded before the reign of King Henry I
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.
Shrewsbury School is a public school in Shrewsbury.. Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by royal charter, [1] to replace the town's Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsbury School is one of the seven public schools subject to the Public Schools Act 1868 and one of the nine schools reviewed by the Clarendon Commission between 1861 and 1864.
The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross (commonly known as Shrewsbury Abbey) is an ancient foundation in Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England. The Abbey was founded in 1083 as a Benedictine monastery by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery. It grew to be one of the most important and influential abbeys in England, and an ...
Adon Francis, of no fixed address, was arrested after he was discovered with a knuckle-duster on 16 January in the centre of Shrewsbury ahead of Shrewsbury Town's match with Wrexham, West Mercia ...
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 ...