Shropshire
ceremonial county in the United Kingdom
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Summary
Shropshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Shropshire draws 5,884 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #25 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Midlands[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Shrewsbury[5]
- Shares border with: Cheshire[6], Staffordshire[7], Worcestershire[8], Herefordshire[9], Powys[10], Clwyd[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Shropshire[12], Telford and Wrekin[13]
- Commons category: Shropshire[14]
- Said to be the same as: Shropshire[15]
- Official website: https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shropshire[17]
- Population: 498,073[18], 506,737[19]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Shropshire[24]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Shropshire[25]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Shropshire[26]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Shropshire[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Shropshire[28]
- Different from: Shropshire[29]
- Area: 3487.5894 km²[30]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Shropshire[31], WikiProject England[32], WikiProject UK geography[33]
- Related category: Category:Shropshire-related lists[34]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Shropshire[35]
- Historic county: Shropshire[36]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Shropshire[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Shropshire include Shropshire Blue[38], in United Kingdom[39]; HMS Shropshire[40], a heavy cruiser[41]; and 7603 Salopia[42], an asteroid[43].
Why It Matters
Shropshire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Shropshire is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Shropshire include Shropshire Blue[38], in United Kingdom[39]; HMS Shropshire[40], a heavy cruiser[41]; and 7603 Salopia[42], an asteroid[43].