What is Ellesmere, Shropshire?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Ellesmere | country = England | region = West Midlands | static_image_name = File:The_Mere,_Ellesmere.jpg | static_image_caption = Ellesmere Mere | static_image_alt = The Mere, Ellesmere | population = 3,835 | population_ref = {{small|(2011 census)}} | os_grid_reference = SJ398349 | map_alt = Map of Shropshire, with a red dot showing the position of Ellesmere | coordinates = {{coord|52.90|-2.90|display=inline,title}} | label_position = right | post_town = ELLESMERE | postcode_area = SY | postcode_district = SY12 | dial_code = 01691 | civil_parish = Ellesmere Urban | constituency_westminster = [[North Shropshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Shropshire]] | london_distance = | unitary_england = [[Shropshire Council]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Shropshire]] }} '''Ellesmere''' (pronounced ''Ellz-meer'') is a small [[market town]] in [[Shropshire]], a county in [[England]]. The 2011 census recorded 3,835 people living there. It is close to the border with [[Wales]]. The town centre is {{convert|17.6|mi}} north of [[Shrewsbury]], the [[county town]]. It is {{convert|8.6|mi}} north-east of [[Oswestry]] and {{convert|12.2|mi}} south-east of the Welsh town of [[Wrexham]]. It is located right next to Ellesmere, one of the largest natural [[mere]]s in [[England]] that is outside of the [[Lake District]]. Famous engineer [[Thomas Telford]] lived in Ellesmere in the 1790s. ==Twinning== Ellesmere is twinned with: *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Diksmuide]], Belgium ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Ellesmere_Town_Centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6709.jpg|Ellesmere Town Centre File:Black_Lion_Hotel,_Ellesmere.jpg|Black Lion Hotel File:St_Mary's_Church,_Ellesmere,_October_2014.JPG|St Mary's Church </gallery> {{Shropshire}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Market towns in Shropshire]] [[Category:Civil parishes in Shropshire]]