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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.
Henry VIII intended to make Shrewsbury one of his 13 new bishoprics (serving Shropshire and Staffordshire) and hence a cathedral city, after the formation of the Church of England but the citizens of the town declined the offer, which is the point of origin of the term "Proud Salopians": the town leadership preferring to be the most senior town ...
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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 protected by a ditch with an earth rampart and a wooden stockade. In the 10th century,...
In 1540 Henry VIII closed Shrewsbury Abbey. Henry also closed the friaries. Nevertheless, the town of Shrewsbury thrived in the late 16th century and the 17th century. It was famous for its wool industry. Drapers Hall was built in 1658. By that time Shrewsbury was an important town with a population of around 6,000. Meanwhile, Shrewsbury School was...
In 1801 the population of Shrewsbury was a little under 15,000. By the standards of the time, it was a large town. By the middle of the 20th century, the population of Shrewsbury had risen to almost 20,000. Meanwhile, in 1809, Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury. During the 20th century conditions in Shrewsbury improved. In 1821 an Act of Parliam...
Conditions continued to improve in the 20th century. In the 1930s slum clearance took place in Shrewsbury. The first council houses in Shrewsbury were built between the wars. Castle Bridge was built in 1951. A new market was built in Shrewsbury in 1963. In the 20th century, industries in Shrewsbury included malting and engineering. Another importan...
In the 21st Century, Shrewsbury is flourishing. The Darwin Gate was built in 2004. In the same year, 2004 Old Market Hall Cinema opened. In 2023 the population of Shrewsbury was 76,000.
Oct 26, 2024 · It had a mint during Edward the Elder’s reign (899–924), and in Domesday Book (1086) it is styled a city. The Norman feudal lord Roger de Montgomery made Shrewsbury his headquarters and founded the abbey.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 25, 2024 · A Timeline of Shrewsbury. By Tim Lambert. 901 Shrewsbury is first mentioned. 980 Shrewsbury is a market town with a mint. 1069 Part of Shrewsbury is burned during a rebellion against the Normans. 1083 Shrewsbury Abbey is founded. 1086 Shrewsbury has a population of about 1,200.
The Anglo-Saxon period was one of great upheaval in Shrewsbury. Beginning life as 'Pengwern', the capital of the Kingdom of Powys, the town was seized by Mercia in 778. This was the beginning of Shrewsbury's geographical importance, and centuries of alternating between Welsh and English ownership.
The Normans built a wooden castle at Shrewsbury in the 11th century, which was mostly burnt down by rebels in the latter part of the century. Roger de Montgomery became the first Earl of Shrewsbury in the latter half of the 11th century.
