Shropshire

Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. The ceremonial county borders Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and the Welsh ceremonial counties of Powys and Clwyd.

The County Today

The ceremonial county of Shropshire is now split up into the administrative county of Shropshire and the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin borough. Shropshire, the administrative county, is then split up into five districts - Shrewsbury and Atcham borough, Oswestry borough, North Shropshire district, South Shropshire district and Bridgnorth district. The administrative county is then further sub-divided into parishes, except for the town of Shrewsbury. The area covered by the county has not changed substantially since the county's creation in the 11th Century. The modern day ceremonial county is the same as the traditional county, except for the removal of several exclaves and enclaves. The largest of the exclaves was Halesowen, which became part of Worcestershire in the 19th Century, and the largest of the enclaves was Farlow in South Shropshire.

Related Topics:
Ceremonial county - Administrative county - Unitary authority - Telford and Wrekin - Shrewsbury and Atcham - Oswestry - North Shropshire - South Shropshire - Bridgnorth - Parishes - 11th Century - Exclaves - Enclaves - Halesowen - Worcestershire - 19th Century - Farlow

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