Shropshire

Click the map for tourism ideas The county of Shropshire, which meets the border with Wales, is divided into two regions by the River Severn. The area was part of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia, and the defensive earthworks of Offa's Dyke are still visible. Shropshire has many literary connections and boasts the legendary hiding place of King Arthur's Holy Grail. Shrewsbury, with its distinctive black and white timbered buildings, is often regarded as England's finest Tudor town.
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