Counties of the UK: Shropshire

 
 

This is the next instalment of my bi-monthly feature going through the Counties of the UK in alphabetical order to check out things of interest.  I hope you enjoy it

 

Location – in the West Midlands, bordering Wales, landlocked

 

 

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County seat – Shrewsbury (Salop)

 

Unusual village name - Titterhill

 

Flower – round leaved sundew

 

Signature foods – Shrewsbury Biscuits, Fidget Pie, Market Drayton Gingerbread

 

Famous places to visit – River Severn, Ludlow (Stokesay Castle), Attingham Park, Wenlock Priory

 

Famous people from Shropshire – Barbara Pym, Charles Darwin

 

Go to this Pinboard to see the Counties of the UK