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Oswestry
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Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Oswestry
- UK place.welsh_name
- Croesoswallt
- UK place.population
- 17,509
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Oswestry
- UK place.unitary_england
- Shropshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Shropshire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Shropshire
- UK place.post_town
- OSWESTRY
- UK place.postcode_district
- SY10, SY11
- UK place.postcode_area
- SY
- UK place.dial_code
- 01691
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SJ292293
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Llwyd Mansion, Cross Street, St Oswald's Church, Oswestry Market
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 179
- UK place.london_direction
- SE
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Oswestry
- Population
- 15613
- Official website
- www.oswestry-tc.gov.uk
- Image
- OswestryMarket.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01691
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- postal code
- SY11
- OS grid reference
- SJ292293
- Commons category
- Oswestry
- native label
- Croesoswallt
- P8168
- Galathea strigosa
- P12749
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31 sectionsContents
- Toponym
- History
- Prehistory
- Saxon times
- The Conquest
- Border town
- Market town
- Military
- Landmarks
- Governance
- Culture
- Royal visits
- Religion
- Healthcare
- Education
- Local media
- Transport
- Canals
- Historic railways
- Sport
- Recreation and leisure
- Twin towns
- Notable people
- Arts and media
- Public service
- Religion and politics
- Science, medicine and business
- Sports
- See also
- References
- External links
Oswestry ( ; ) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.
The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Oswestry until that was abolished in 2009. At the 2021 Census, the population of Oswestry was 17,509. The town is from the Welsh border and has a mixed English and Welsh heritage.
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