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Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire in the United Kingdom, founded c. 800. A number of people, places and other locations have their names deriving from this original place.
People
edit- Earl of Shrewsbury, in the peerage of England
- Arthur Shrewsbury (1856–1903), English cricketer
- Arthur Shrewsbury (cricketer, born 1874), English cricketer
- Henry L. Shrewsbury (born c. 1847), American politician
- Ralph of Shrewsbury (died 1363), English bishop
- Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473–c. 1483), son of King Edward IV
- Robert of Shrewsbury (died 1212), English cleric and judge
- Robert of Shrewsbury (died 1168), abbot of Shrewsbury Abbey
- Tom Shrewsbury (born 1995), English cricketer
- William Shrewsbury (1795-1866), British Methodist minister
- William Shrewsbury (cricketer) (1854–1931), English cricketer
Places
editAustralia
edit- Shrewsbury Rock, Queensland
Canada
editIreland
edit- Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin
Jamaica
edit- Shrewsbury, Portland, a town in Portland Parish
United States
edit- Shrewsbury, Kentucky
- Shrewsbury, Louisiana
- Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
- Shrewsbury, Missouri
- Shrewsbury, New Jersey
- Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey
- Shrewsbury, Upper Freehold, New Jersey
- Shrewsbury Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
- Shrewsbury Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
- Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania
- Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, a Borough
- Shrewsbury, Vermont
- Shrewsbury, West Virginia
- Shrewsbury River, a tributary of the Navesink River in New Jersey
Ships
edit- HMS Shrewsbury, the name of various ships of the British Royal Navy
- USS Shrewsbury (SP-70), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
Associated with Shrewsbury, England
edit- Battle of Shrewsbury
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Shrewsbury Abbey
- Shrewsbury railway station
- Shrewsbury Abbey railway station
- Shrewsbury School
- Shrewsbury Town F.C.
- Shrewsbury and Atcham
- Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)
- Shrewsbury Town Football Club
- Shrewsbury, an 1897 novel by Stanley J. Weyman
Other uses
edit- Shrewsbury cake
- Shrewsbury House, Vicars' Close, Wells, Somerset England