Shropshire (district)

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Shropshire
Unitary authority area
Clockwise from top: Shrewsbury; Ludlow from the castle; the Shropshire Hills; Market Drayton; and Oswestry
Coat of arms of Shropshire
Coat of arms
Shown within the ceremonial county of Shropshire
Shown within the ceremonial county of Shropshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
CountyShropshire
Unitary Authority1 April 2009
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district
 • Local AuthorityShropshire Council
 • MPsDaniel Kawczynski (C)
Philip Dunne (C)
Helen Morgan (LD)
Mark Pritchard (C)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total324,716 (Ranked 35th)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[1]
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode
SY1-SY13, SY15, SY21, SY99, TF9, TF11-TF13, WV15-WV16, LL14, WR15
Post town
Shrewsbury and others
Dialling code01743 and others
ONS code17UD (ONS)
E06000051 (GSS)
Websiteshropshire.gov.uk

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[edit]

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.

Neighbouring council areas
Local authority In relation to the district
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[edit]

Main article: Shropshire Council

The council has been under Conservative control since its creation in 2009, with the most recent elections taken place in 2021.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Shropshire Local Authority (E06000051)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Lieutenancies Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "The Shropshire (Structural Change) Order 2008". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Shropshire". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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