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This name gradually evolved in three directions, into Sciropscire, which became Shropshire; into Sloppesberie, which became Salop / Salopia (an alternative name for both town and county), and into Schrosberie, which eventually became the town's name, Shrewsbury.
A Brief History of Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Castle. Early Days. It is believed believed the area was settled in the 5th century by refugees from the nearby Roman City of Wroxeter, but the first physical evidence dates from the 7th century Saxons who named the town "Scrobbesbyrig". The Normans.
Mar 14, 2021 · By Tim Lambert. Shrewsbury in the Middle Ages. Shrewsbury began as an Anglo-Saxon town. It was first mentioned in the year 901. Its place name ending ‘bury’ showed it was once a fortified settlement called a burgh. (The Saxons created a network of fortified settlements across England).
Shrewsbury was probably founded as a town in the 8th century by the Saxon rulers of Mercia, who needed a fortified burh to control the Severn river-crossing on the road between the burhs of Hereford and Chester.
Oct 26, 2024 · Historically, the area has been known as Shropshire as well as by its older, Norman-derived name of Salop. Shrewsbury, in central Shropshire, is the administrative centre. Shropshire, England. The geographic and historic counties and unitary authority cover somewhat different areas.
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Shrewsbury got its current name from the Anglo-Saxons. Its place name ending ‘bury’ tells us that it was once a fortified Anglo-Saxon settlement called a burh . They originally called it ‘Scrobbesburh’ or ‘Scrobbesbyrig’, which likely means something along the lines of “Scrobb’s fort” or “the fortified place in the bushes ...
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A 1575 map of the town shows it surrounded by walls and the Traitors Gate, that we passed through at the beginning of our meander around the town, got its name from an incident during the Civil War. The Town Walls road follows the position of the old medieval town wall and runs past the Roman Catholic Cathedral which contains a number of very ...
