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SHREWSBURY, Shropshire

"SHREWSBURY, comprises the parishes of St. Mary, St. Alkmond, St. Julian, Holy Cross_and_St. Giles, and St. Chad, it is the county town of Shropshire or Salop, a market town, parliamentary and municipal borough, is 153 miles N.W. from London by road, or 163 by the North Western, and 171 by the Great Western railways; 58 miles S. from Liverpool, and 42 from Chester. It is situated on the river Severn, and is an important railway centre."

[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Shrewsbury from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Historical Geography

• Salop - Researchers should note that the use of the term Salop may indicate the County of Shropshire, but it can equally indicate the town of Shrewsbury instead. Even in the middle of the twentieth century many local people were still using Salop when they were speaking about the town of Shrewsbury.

Maps

• John Speed's Map of "Shrowesbury" in 1611. Added 17 Oct 2008.

SHREWSBURY PARISHES

[Page created by Alan Stanier and updated by Brian Pears 21 Mar 2003 (Gaz3 v01.19)]

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