What is Shrewsbury?
{{Infobox UK place | official_name = Shrewsbury | country = England | region = West Midlands | static_image_name = English_Bridge_Shrewsbury.jpg | static_image_caption = English Bridge, Shrewsbury | static_image_alt = English Bridge, Shrewsbury | static_image_2_name = [[File:Flag of Shrewsbury.png|120px]]<br>Flag of Shrewsbury<br>[[File:Coat of arms of Shrewsbury.png|90px]] | static_image_2_width = 90px | static_image_2_caption = Coat of arms of Shrewsbury | population = 76,782 | population_ref = {{small|(2021 census)}} | population_demonym = Salopian | os_grid_reference = | map_alt = Map of Shropshire, with a red dot showing the position of Shrewsbury | coordinates = {{coord|52.70|-2.75|display=inline,title}} | label_position = bottom | post_town = SHREWSBURY | postcode_area = SY | postcode_district = SY1, SY2, SY3 | dial_code = 01743 | constituency_westminster = [[Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)|Shrewsbury and Atcham]] | london_distance = | unitary_england = [[Shropshire]] | lieutenancy_england = [[Shropshire]] }} '''Shrewsbury''' is the [[county town]] of [[Shropshire]], a [[county]] of [[England]]. It is located 9 miles (14&nbsp;km) east of the [[Wales|Welsh]] border and serves as the commercial centre for [[Shropshire]] and [[mid-Wales]]. The town is very old. It was started around [[700|700 AD]]. The town centre has almost the exact same [[medieval]] street plan and over 660 listed buildings. Many of these buildings have timber framing from the 15th and 16th centuries. There is also [[Shrewsbury Castle]], which was built in 1074, and [[Shrewsbury Abbey]], which was built in 1083. The [[town centre]] is almost completely surrounded by the [[River Severn]]. [[Charles Darwin]] was born in Shrewsbury and lived there for 27 years. The [[population]] of Shrewsbury is just over 76,000, making it the second largest town in Shropshire, the biggest being [[Telford]]. The town has a [[Shrewsbury railway station|railway station]] and a professional [[Association football|football]] club, [[Sh