Shropshire , sometimes known as Salop and sometimes shortened to Shrops in print, is a ceremonial county of England . It has no cities and only a few large towns - Shrewsbury , Telford , Ludlow and Oswestry . It is a very rural county with many hills , forests , farms and rivers within its borders.

The county borders Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east, Herefordshire to the south and Powys and Wrexham County Borough , counties of Wales , to the west.

The county's county town is Shrewsbury , the birthplace of evolutionist Charles Darwin , however its largest town is Telford . Telford is known for its tourist attraction, Ironbridge Gorge . Ironbridge Gorge is the world's first iron structure. Shrewsbury is also the location of the Ditherington Flax Mill , also known as the Flaxmill Maltings, the world's the first iron-framed building. It is seen as the world's first skyscraper , described as "the grandfather of skyscrapers" .

Places of interest [ change | change source ]

Places of interest in Shropshire include:

• Attingham Park , Atcham
• Blists Hill Victorian Town , Madeley
• Bridgnorth Castle , Bridgnorth
• Ditherington Flax Mill , Shrewsbury
• Haughmond Hill , near Shrewsbury
• Hawkstone Park , near Hodnet
• Ironbridge Gorge , Telford
• Long Mynd , Church Stretton
• Offa's Dyke Path
• Severn Valley Railway , Bridgnorth
• Shrewsbury Abbey , Shrewsbury
• Shrewsbury Castle , Shrewsbury
• Snailbeach , near Shrewsbury
• The Stiperstones , Pontesbury
• Wroxeter Roman Village, Atcham

Related pages [ change | change source ]

• River Severn
• West Midlands
• British Isles

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