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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Recent maternity safety scandals in Morecambe Bay, East Kent and Shrewsbury and Telford all heard similar, devastating stories of mothers and babies dying and a reluctance to do caesareans.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The force originally appealed for information about his whereabouts on 21 May, when it said he had links to Baschurch, Shrewsbury, Telford and Birmingham.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Hart used some of his summer off to switch sports and play cricket for his boyhood club Shrewsbury,, external but still supported the Three Lions.

From BBC • May 21, 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

Then Charles and Catherine went back to Shrewsbury so he could ask his fathers permission as well.

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

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