historic county of Salop (Shropshire)
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The historic county of Salop, more commonly known as Shropshire, is a traditional county in the West Midlands of England noted for its rural landscapes, market towns, and rich medieval and industrial heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historic county of Salop (Shropshire) canonical | 1 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic county
ⓘ
traditional county of England ⓘ |
| containsGeographicFeature |
Clee Hills
NERFINISHED
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Fenn's Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Mynd NERFINISHED ⓘ Meres and Mosses NERFINISHED ⓘ Oswestry Uplands NERFINISHED ⓘ River Clun NERFINISHED ⓘ River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ River Teme NERFINISHED ⓘ River Tern NERFINISHED ⓘ Shropshire Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Stiperstones NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenlock Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrekin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHeritageSite |
Acton Burnell Castle
NERFINISHED
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Bridgnorth Cliff Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Buildwas Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ Ironbridge Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludlow Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal buffer zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Severn Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Shrewsbury Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Stokesay Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Wenlock Priory NERFINISHED ⓘ Wroxeter Roman City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPartOf |
Clun Forest
NERFINISHED
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North Shropshire Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Severn Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyre Forest fringe ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Bishop's Castle
NERFINISHED
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Bridgnorth NERFINISHED ⓘ Broseley NERFINISHED ⓘ Church Stretton NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleobury Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Craven Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellesmere NERFINISHED ⓘ Ironbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludlow NERFINISHED ⓘ Market Drayton NERFINISHED ⓘ Much Wenlock NERFINISHED ⓘ Newport NERFINISHED ⓘ Oswestry NERFINISHED ⓘ Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Salop
NERFINISHED
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Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
noted for market towns
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predominantly rural ⓘ rich medieval heritage ⓘ significant industrial heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBoundaryWith |
Cheshire
NERFINISHED
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Denbighshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomeryshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Radnorshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Worcestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCountyTown | Shrewsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalNameUsage | Salop used in official contexts until late 20th century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicCountySystem | traditional counties of England ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | border with Wales ⓘ |
| postalAbbreviation | SAL (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.