County of Salop
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| Motto: "Floreat Salopia" ("May Shropshire flourish") | |||||
 Shropshire in England |
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| Coordinates: 52°37′N 2°43′W / 52.617°N 2.717°WCoordinates: 52°37′N 2°43′W / 52.617°N 2.717°W | |||||
| Sovereign state |
 United Kingdom
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 England
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| Region | West Midlands | ||||
| Established | Ancient | ||||
| Ceremonial county | |||||
| Lord Lieutenant | Algernon Eustace Heber-Percy | ||||
| High Sheriff | Christine Holmes | ||||
| Area | 3,487 km2 (1,346 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 13th of 48 | ||||
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | 482,500 | ||||
| • Ranked | 42nd of 48 | ||||
| Density | 138/km2 (360/sq mi) | ||||
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| Council | Shropshire Council | ||||
| Executive | Conservative | ||||
| Admin HQ | Shrewsbury | ||||
| Area | 3,197 km2 (1,234 sq mi) | ||||
| • Ranked | 4th of 326 | ||||
| Population | 311,400 | ||||
| • Ranked | 33rd of 326 | ||||
| Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-SHR | ||||
| ONS code | 00GG | ||||
| GSS code | E06000051 | ||||
| NUTS | UKG22 | ||||
| Website | www |
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 Districts of Shropshire Unitary |
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| Members of Parliament | List of MPs | ||||
| Police | West Mercia Police | ||||
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||||
Shropshire (/ˈʃrɒpʃər/ or /ˈʃrɒpʃɪər/; alternatively Salop; abbreviated, in print only, Shrops; demonym Salopian /səˈloʊpjən/) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Powys and Wrexham in Wales to the west and north-west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east and Herefordshire to the south. Shropshire Council was created in 2009, a unitary authority taking over from the previous county council and five district councils. The borough of Telford and Wrekin has been a separate unitary authority since 1998 but continues to be included in the ceremonial county.
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