Shropshire | |
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District and unitary authority | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | West Midlands |
County | Shropshire |
Unitary Authority | 1 April 2009 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district |
• Local Authority | Shropshire Council |
• MPs | Daniel Kawczynski (C) Philip Dunne (C) Helen Morgan (LD) Mark Pritchard (C) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 324,716 (Ranked 35th) |
• Ethnicity | 93.8% White British 1.9% White other 1.5% S. Asian 0.9% Mixed 0.6% White Irish 0.6% Black |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
Postcode | |
Post town | Shrewsbury and others |
Dialling code | 01743 and others |
ONS code | 17UD (ONS) E06000051 (GSS) |
Website | Shropshire Council |
Shropshire is a district with the status of a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Shropshire,[1] in the West Midlands region of England. It is named after the historic county of Shropshire. It covers the former districts of Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham and South Shropshire.[2] These were merged into the modern-day unitary authority of Shropshire. The large town of Telford was not affected by this as it has been a unitary authority since 1998 under Telford and Wrekin borough.[3] It contains 188 civil parishes.[4]
History
The district was created on the 1 April 2009, following the merger of the former districts, and upon the formation of Shropshire Council, which replaced the district councils and also Shropshire County Council.
Geography
The district covers the towns of Oswestry, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere, Wem, Whitchurch, Much Wenlock, Shifnal, Bridgnorth, Broseley, Clun, Knighton (part), Bishop's Castle, Cleobury Mortimer, Market Drayton and Shrewsbury.
Local authority | In relation to the district |
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Cheshire East | North |
Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme | North east |
Borough of Stafford | North East |
Telford and Wrekin | North east |
South Staffordshire | East |
Wyre Forest District | South east |
Malvern Hills District | South |
Herefordshire | South |
Powys | West and south west |
Wrexham County Borough | North west |
Cheshire West and Chester | North west (short border at Grindley Brook) |
Governance
The council has been under Conservative control since its creation in 2009, with the most recent elections taken place in 2021.
References
- ↑ "Lieutenancies Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ↑ "The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ↑ "Shropshire". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "Shropshire". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.