Shropshire

ceremonial county in the United Kingdom
AdministrativeArea ceremonial_county_of_england Q23103
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Shropshire

Summary

Shropshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Shropshire draws 2,038 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #25 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shropshire is located in West Midlands[3].
  • Shropshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Shropshire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[5].
  • Shropshire's capital is recorded as Shrewsbury[6].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Cheshire[7].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Staffordshire[8].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Worcestershire[9].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Herefordshire[10].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Q156150[11].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Q1067984[12].
  • Shropshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shropshire[13].
  • Shropshire's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Telford and Wrekin[14].
  • Shropshire's Commons category is recorded as Shropshire[15].
  • Shropshire's said to be the same as is recorded as Shropshire[16].
  • Shropshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.616666666667, 'lon': -2.7166666666667}[17].
  • Shropshire's official website is recorded as https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/[18].
  • Shropshire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shropshire[19].
  • Shropshire has a population of {'amount': '+498073'}[20].
  • Shropshire has a population of {'amount': '+506737'}[21].
  • Shropshire's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Shropshire's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Shropshire's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Shropshire's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25].
  • Shropshire's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Shropshire[26].
  • Shropshire's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Shropshire[27].

Body

Geography

Shropshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Shropshire is located in West Midlands[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shropshire covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3487.5894'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+498073'}[20] and {'amount': '+506737'}[21].

Designation and Status

Shropshire's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shropshire include HMS Shropshire[29], a heavy cruiser[30]; Shropshire Blue[31], in United Kingdom[32]; and 7603 Salopia[33], an asteroid[34].

Why It Matters

Shropshire draws 2,038 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #25 of 36).[2] Shropshire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Shropshire is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for Shropshire include HMS Shropshire[29], a heavy cruiser[30]; Shropshire Blue[31], in United Kingdom[32]; and 7603 Salopia[33], an asteroid[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . ordnancesurvey.co.uk. ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people who died here Category:Deaths in Shropshire
    Aliases
    Shares border with Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire +3
    Category for films shot at this location Category:Films shot in Shropshire
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