Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury (pronounced Shrooz-bree or Shrowz-bree) is a market town and the county town of the county of Shropshire, England.

It is situated just 9 miles (14 km) east of the border with Wales, around 15 miles (24 km) west of Telford, and around 39 miles (63 km) north-west of Birmingham.

With a population of 71,715 people in 2011, it is Shropshire's second-largest settlement.