Shrewsbury (/ˈʃroʊzbəri/ (listen) SHROHZ-bree, also /ˈʃruːz-/ (listen) SHROOZ-)[4][5] is a market town, civil parish [6], and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, 150 miles (240 km) north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782.[1] The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Shrowsbury' or 'Shroosbury', the correct pronunciation being a matter of longstanding debate.[7][8]

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