The town's most famous son, naturalist Charles Darwin, was born in the Mount in Shrewsbury's Frankwell area in 1809. He's commemorated by a statue outside the town library, formerly the Shrewsbury School, where he was educated.
Charles Darwin Statue
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Attraction in EnglandShrewsbury Abbey - Attraction in WalesPontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage Site
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- Attraction in EnglandLudlow Castle
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