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Shropshire, England
ENGLISH COUNTY
Official Website: http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/
Population: 283,173 (2001 census)
CITIES
| City | Type | Population |
| Telford, Shropshire, England | -- | 138,241 | | Oswestry, Shropshire, England | town | 16,660 | | Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England | town | 11,891 | | Market Drayton, Shropshire, England | town | 10,407 | | Ludlow, Shropshire, England | town | 9,250 | | Whitchurch, Shropshire, England | town | 8,067 | | Shifnal, Shropshire, England | town | 5,601 | | Broseley, Shropshire, England | town | 5,231 | | Wem, Shropshire, England | town | 5,142 |
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Ambrose Philips |
Poet |
c. 1675 |
18-Jun-1749 |
Pastorals |
| Martin Rees |
Astronomer |
23-Jun-1942 |
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President of the Royal Society |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| John Osborne |
Playwright |
12-Dec-1929 |
24-Dec-1994 |
Look Back in Anger |
| Pete Postlethwaite |
Actor |
16-Feb-1946 |
2-Jan-2011 |
In the Name of the Father |
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