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Shropshire
Shropshire
( or ; alternatively
Salop
; abbreviated, in print only,
Shrops
; demonym
Salopian
) is a
county
in the
West Midlands
of England. It borders
Powys
and
Wrexham
in
Wales
to the west and north-west,
Cheshire
to the north,
Staffordshire
to the east,
Worcestershire
to the south-east and
Herefordshire
to the south.
Shropshire Council
was created in 2009, a
unitary authority
taking over from the previous
county council
and five district councils. The borough of
Telford and Wrekin
has been a separate unitary authority since 1998 but continues to be included in the
ceremonial county
.
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