I got to spend a night there en route from Bristol to the Welsh coast. Lovely little town with that near-loop in the river. Yes, it’s the setting for the Cadfael mysteries, but it’s enderaing in its own right.
Shrewsbury (pronounced (help·info) /ˈʃruːzbri/ or alternatively (help·info) /ˈʃroʊzbri/)[3] is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is home to 70,689 inhabitants,[4] and is the primary settle
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