Shropshire (district)
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Shropshire | |
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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 (2022) | |
• Total | 327,178 (Ranked 36th) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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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 |
Shropshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Shropshire,[2] in the West Midlands region of England. It was created on 1 April 2009 from the former districts of Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham and South Shropshire.[3] The district is governed by Shropshire Council. It contains 188 civil parishes.[4]
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
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Shropshire Local Authority (E06000051)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Lieutenancies Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Shropshire". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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