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		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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