Shropshire

Local Authority District in England

Shropshire, West Midlands

§ This page gives an overview of the Shropshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ Shropshire is a largely rural and historic county on the border with Wales, known for its medieval market towns, castles, and the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Key towns include Shrewsbury (the county town) and Telford, one of the UK’s largest new towns. The ceremonial county includes two unitary authorities: Shropshire Council and Telford and Wrekin Council, both operating independently but under the same ceremonial umbrella.

The administrative boundary of Shropshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Shropshire.

Map of Shropshire — Administrative Boundary of Shropshire (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Shropshire

What region is Shropshire in? Shropshire is in the West Midlands of England, a region within the UK.

What county is Shropshire in? Shropshire is in the county of Shropshire.

Is Shropshire a city? No, Shropshire is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)

Who governs Shropshire? The local government for this district is: Shropshire Council (Unitary Authority).

▶ Official website of Shropshire Council 🔗 shropshire.gov.uk

Which police force covers Shropshire? Policing in Shropshire is provided by West Mercia Police 🔗 westmercia.police.uk, which serves 9 local authority districts: Bromsgrove ⁞ Herefordshire, County of ⁞ Malvern Hills ⁞ Redditch ⁞ Shropshire ⁞ Telford and Wrekin ⁞ Worcester ⁞ Wychavon ⁞ Wyre Forest.

Shropshire in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Shropshire is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Shropshire and Staffordshire, that contains the following 4 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) West Midlands
(ITL 2) ⇒ Shropshire and Staffordshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Telford and Wrekin ⁞ Shropshire ⁞ Stoke-on-Trent ⁞ Staffordshire CC

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

This district page, Shropshire, is a sub-page of this county page: Shropshire and this region page: West Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Shropshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Shropshire

Shropshire is divided into 63 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Abbey
Albrighton
Alveley and Claverley
Bagley
Battlefield
Bayston Hill, Column and Sutton
Belle Vue
Bishop's Castle
Bowbrook
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts
Bridgnorth West and Tasley
Broseley
Brown Clee
Burnell
Castlefields and Ditherington
Cheswardine
Chirbury and Worthen
Church Stretton and Craven Arms
Clee
Cleobury Mortimer
Clun
Copthorne
Corvedale
Ellesmere Urban
Gobowen, Selattyn and Weston Rhyn
Harlescott
Highley
Hodnet
Llanymynech
Longden
Loton
Ludlow East
Ludlow North
Ludlow South
Market Drayton East
Market Drayton West
Meole
Monkmoor
Much Wenlock
Oswestry East
Oswestry South
Oswestry West
Porthill
Prees
Quarry and Coton Hill
Radbrook
Rea Valley
Ruyton and Baschurch
Severn Valley
Shawbury
Shifnal North
Shifnal South and Cosford
St Martin's
St Oswald
Sundorne
Tern
The Meres
Underdale
Wem
Whitchurch North
Whitchurch South
Whittington
Worfield

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Parishes in Shropshire

Shropshire is fully parished: 201 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.

Abdon and Heath
Acton Burnell
Acton Round
Acton Scott
Adderley
Alberbury with Cardeston
Albrighton
All Stretton
Alveley
Ashford Bowdler
Ashford Carbonel
Astley
Astley Abbotts
Aston Botterell
Aston Eyre
Atcham
Badger
Barrow
Baschurch
Bayston Hill
Beckbury
Bedstone
Berrington
Bettws-y-Crwyn
Bicton
Billingsley
Bishop's Castle
Bitterley
Boningale
Boraston
Boscobel
Bridgnorth
Bromfield
Broseley
Bucknell
Buildwas
Burford
Burwarton
Cardington
Caynham
Chelmarsh
Cheswardine
Chetton
Child's Ercall
Chirbury with Brompton
Church Preen
Church Pulverbatch
Church Stretton
Claverley
Clee St. Margaret
Cleobury Mortimer
Cleobury North
Clive
Clun
Clunbury
Clungunford
Cockshutt
Colebatch
Condover
Coreley
Cound
Craven Arms
Cressage
Culmington
Deuxhill
Diddlebury
Ditton Priors
Donington
Eardington
Easthope
Eaton-under-Heywood
Edgton
Ellesmere Rural
Ellesmere Urban
Farlow
Ford
Frodesley
Glazeley
Great Hanwood
Great Ness
Greete
Grinshill
Hadnall
Harley
Highley
Hinstock
Hodnet
Hope Bagot
Hope Bowdler
Hopesay
Hopton Cangeford
Hopton Castle
Hopton Wafers
Hordley
Hughley
Ightfield
Kemberton
Kenley
Kinlet
Kinnerley
Knockin
Leebotwood
Leighton and Eaton Constantine
Little Ness
Llanfair Waterdine
Llanyblodwel
Llanymynech and Pant
Longden
Longnor
Loppington
Ludford
Ludlow
Lydbury North
Lydham
Mainstone
Market Drayton
Melverley
Middleton Scriven
Milson
Minsterley
Monkhopton
Montford
More
Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst
Moreton Say
Morville
Much Wenlock
Munslow
Myddle, Broughton and Harmer Hill
Myndtown
Nash
Neen Savage
Neen Sollars
Neenton
Newcastle on Clun
Norbury
Norton in Hales
Onibury
Oswestry
Oswestry Rural
Petton
Pimhill
Pitchford
Pontesbury
Prees
Quatt Malvern
Ratlinghope
Richard's Castle (Shropshire)
Romsley
Ruckley and Langley
Rudge
Rushbury
Ruyton-XI-Towns
Ryton
Selattyn and Gobowen
Shawbury
Sheinton
Sheriffhales
Shifnal
Shipton
Shrewsbury
Sibdon Carwood
Sidbury
Smethcott
St. Martin's
Stanton Lacy
Stanton Long
Stanton upon Hine Heath
Stockton
Stoke St. Milborough
Stoke upon Tern
Stottesdon
Stowe
Sutton Maddock
Sutton upon Tern
Tasley
Tong
Uffington
Upton Cressett
Upton Magna
Welshampton and Lyneal
Wem Rural
Wem Urban
Wentnor
West Felton
Westbury
Weston Rhyn
Weston-under-Redcastle
Wheathill
Whitchurch Rural
Whitchurch Urban
Whittington
Whitton
Whixall
Wistanstow
Withington
Woolstaston
Woore
Worfield
Worthen with Shelve
Wroxeter and Uppington

A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.

Built-up Areas in Shropshire

Shropshire covers 102 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ackleton
Acton Burnell
Albrighton
All Stretton
Alveley
Ashford Carbonell
Baschurch
Bayston Hill
Bedstone
Bishop's Castle
Bishops Wood *
Bomere Heath
Bridgnorth
Brimfield *
Broseley *
Bucknell (Shropshire)
Cheswardine
Child's Ercall
Chipnall
Chirk Bank
Church Stretton
Churchstoke *
Claverley
Cleehill
Cleobury Mortimer
Clive
Clun
Cockshutt
Condover
Craven Arms
Cressage
Cross Houses
Ditton Priors
Doddington
Dorrington (Shropshire)
Dudleston Heath
Easthope
Ellesmere
Ford
Gobowen
Gospel Ash *
Hadnall
Hanwood
Harmer Hill
Highley
Hilton (Shropshire)
Hinstock
Hodnet
Knighton *
Knowbury
Lem Hill *
Little Ness
Llanymynech *
Longden
Ludlow
Lythbank
Market Drayton *
Minsterley
Morda
Much Wenlock
Myddle
Norton in Hales
Oldbury (Shropshire)
Oswestry
Pant
Pontesbury
Prees
Prees Higher Heath
Quatford
Rednal
Rhoswiel
Rockgreen
Rosehill
Ruyton-XI-Towns
Shawbury
Sheet (Shropshire)
Sheriffhales
Shifnal
Shrewsbury
Sleap
Snailbeach
St Martins
Stanmore
Telford *
Tenbury Wells *
Ternhill
Tetchill
Tibberton (Telford and Wrekin) *
Tilstock
Trefonen
Walford
Welshampton
Wem
West Felton
Westbury (Shropshire)
Weston Rhyn
Whitchurch (Shropshire)
Whittington (Shropshire)
Wilcott
Woore
Worfield
Worthen

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Shropshire.)

Shropshire compared with other districts in the UK

This section shows how Shropshire compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.

Shropshire has 63 electoral wards.

Shropshire compared with other districts — ▮ Smaller: 352 ▮ Similar: 3 ▮ Larger: 6 (compared with 361 districts)

Shropshire has a population of 332,455 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)

Population of Shropshire compared with other districts — Population of Shropshire, compared with other districts in England and Wales

More local statistics and data for Shropshire can be found on the ONS statistics for Shropshire.