Shropshire

unitary authority area (doesn't include Telford and Wrekin)
AdministrativeArea unitary_authority_area_in_england Q21694759
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Shropshire

Summary

Shropshire is an unitary authority area in England[1]. Shropshire draws 84 Wikipedia views per month (unitary_authority_area_in_england category, ranking #22 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shropshire is located in Shropshire[3].
  • Shropshire is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Shropshire's instance of is recorded as unitary authority area in England[5].
  • Shropshire's instance of is recorded as county council area[6].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Q156150[7].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Wrexham County Borough[8].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Telford and Wrekin[9].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Cheshire West and Chester[10].
  • Shropshire's shares border with is recorded as Herefordshire[11].
  • Shropshire's legislative body is recorded as council of Shropshire Council[12].
  • Shropshire's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 175762482[13].
  • Shropshire's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81070762[14].
  • Shropshire's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as GB-SHR[15].
  • Shropshire's Commons category is recorded as Shropshire (district)[16].
  • Shropshire's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 167060[17].
  • Shropshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.70805556, 'lon': -2.75444444}[18].
  • Shropshire's authority is recorded as Shropshire Council[19].
  • Shropshire's GSS code is recorded as E06000051[20].
  • Shropshire's official website is recorded as https://shropshire.gov.uk/[21].
  • Shropshire's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shropshire (district)[22].
  • Shropshire's population is recorded as {'amount': '+311400'}[23].
  • Shropshire's population is recorded as {'amount': '+320274'}[24].
  • Shropshire's population is recorded as {'amount': '+323606'}[25].
  • Shropshire's population is recorded as {'amount': '+308200'}[26].
  • Shropshire's population is recorded as {'amount': '+327178'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Shropshire's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3197.2757'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+311400'}[23], {'amount': '+320274'}[24], {'amount': '+323606'}[25], {'amount': '+308200'}[26], and {'amount': '+327178'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include unitary authority area in England[5] and county council area[6].

Why It Matters

Shropshire draws 84 Wikipedia views per month (unitary_authority_area_in_england category, ranking #22 of 43).[2] Shropshire has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . iso.org. iso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 2021 United Kingdom census. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ons.gov.uk. ons.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . ons.maps.arcgis.com. ons.maps.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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