What towns are in North Shropshire?

The district council classified Wem, Market Drayton, Whitchurch and Ellesmere as the market towns of North Shropshire, while it gave the classification of “main service villages” to Baschurch, Cheswardine, Clive, Cockshutt, Dudleston Heath, Hadnall, Hinstock, Hodnet, Prees, Shawbury, Tilstock, Welshampton and Woore.

What is the smallest town in Shropshire?

It has an historic Town Hall (which is now a museum) and its council is presided over by a Town Mayor (the correct title for a chairman of a town council in England). It is currently (as of 2013) the smallest town in Shropshire. The population of the civil parish was recorded in 2011 as 1,184.

Where are the major towns in the county of Shropshire?

It is here that most of the county’s large towns, and population, are to be found. Shrewsbury at the centre, Oswestry to the north west, Whitchurch to the north, Market Drayton to the north east, and Newport and the Telford conurbation (Telford, Wellington, Oakengates, Donnington and Shifnal) to the east.

What is the population of Oswestry in Shropshire?

Oswestry’s population density was 19.7 people per hectare, making it the second most densely populated of all Shropshire Market Towns. Oswestry’s population consists of 49% male and 51 % female. Oswestry Town ncil population has increased since 1981 from 12,389 to 17,105.

What was the population of Shropshire in 2011?

Please note these figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred as they are estimates of population and should not be interpreted as a count of population. The 2011 census also showed that Shropshire has a higher percentage of over 65 year olds than the national average. Conversely the rate of under 25 year olds is lower than average.

Where are the two halves of Shropshire located?

Geographically, Shropshire is divisible into two distinct halves – north and south. The county has a highly diverse geology. The West Midlands Green Belt extends into eastern Shropshire, covering an area north from Highley, to the east of Bridgnorth, north to the eastern side of Telford, leaving Shropshire eastwards alongside the A5.