Shropshire
§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.
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 local government for this district is: Shropshire Council (Unitary Authority).
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
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.