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Shrewsbury

American

[shrooz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, shrohz-] / ˈʃruzˌbɛr i, -bə ri, ˈʃroʊz- /

noun

a city now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham, in Salop, in W England.
a town in central Massachusetts.

Shrewsbury British

/ ˈʃrəʊzbərɪ, -brɪ, ˈʃruːz- /

noun

a town in W central England, administrative centre of Shropshire, on the River Severn: strategically situated near the Welsh border; market town. Pop: 67 126 (2001)

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Now a botanist and apothecary, Cadfael aids the local sheriff in solving all manner of crimes committed in and near Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s 15-year civil war known now as the Anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She said: "It's huge, we have a lot of people coming from Telford, Whitchurch and Shrewsbury, so we're really hoping to do more events."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Alex Howell, who runs the Lilak shop K-Pop shop in Shrewsbury, said the genre was "huge" at the moment and the exposure had "made more people, especially parents more knowledgeable".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Ockenden is currently leading the inquiry into Nottingham maternity services - which is examining about 2,500 cases of failings - and she previously investigated failures at the Shrewsbury and Telford Trust.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

At Shrewsbury, Dr. Darwin couldn’t have been happier with Charles’s choice.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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