Introducing Shrewsbury
It takes just seconds to fall in love with the spaghetti-bowl tangle of medieval streets in the heart of Shropshire’s most picturesque town. Time-worn Tudor buildings tilt their ponderous frames over mysterious passageways; dusky-red sandstone warms an ancient abbey and castle, and sweeping gardens run down to the River Severn.
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Nestled in a horseshoe bend of the river, Shrewsbury was for many centuries a critical defensive point to help keep the Welsh in line. Then in medieval times the town grew fat on the wool trade. It is also the birthplace of Charles Darwin (1809–82), whose theory of evolution left the world reeling.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Mr_E's
by neverwinter 04 July 2011
I also agree that you should not be driving straight off the red eye. the area you want could be round Shrewsbury and the borders. but…
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RE: Cheapest way to get to Dublin from Holyhead? Also Irish immigration questio
by aubo23 29 June 2011
There IS NO TRAIN from Conwy to Harlech - look at a map, please. You will be travelling something like 300km if you do it by rail rather…
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RE: travell from Newport to Manchester airport
by aubo23 18 June 2011
There's a megabus service leaving Cardiff at 0520 and arriving Manchester at 1050 Fare is currently £1 It does leave you the problem…
