Wem is a market town in the civil parish of Wem Urban, in Shropshire, England, north of Shrewsbury and south of Whitchurch.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Wem
- Settlement.image_caption
- Top: Wem High Street Bottom: The Old Wem Mill (left), Nobel Street (right),
- Settlement.website
- https://www.wem.gov.uk/
- Settlement.image_shield
- Wem Town Coat of Arms.jpg
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Wem_Logo_Emblem.jpg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Emblem
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Shropshire
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Wem shown within Shropshire and England <!--
- Settlement.pushpin_map1
- United Kingdom
- Settlement.pushpin_relief1
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position1
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption1
- Location within the United Kingdom -->
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Market town
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Sovereign state
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- United Kingdom
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- England
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.wem.gov.uk
- Image
- Wem Shropshire High Street.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01939
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- Commons category
- Wem
- OS grid reference
- SJ514289
- postal code
- SY4
- P8168
- August von Goethe
- P12749
- Carl Ferdinand Cori
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Article
48 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory and Roman era
- Post-Roman period
- Norman and late medieval periods
- Tudor period
- 1600s
- Civil war
- Restoration
- Great Fire of Wem
- 1700s
- Victorian period
- 20th century
- First World War
- Second World War
- After the war
- 21st century
- Culture
- Shakespeare
- Legends
- Secret tunnels
- Witchcraft
- Wem ghost
- Treacle mines
- Recreation areas
- Events
- Local landmarks and attractions
- Sport and clubs
- Governance
- Economy
- Coat of arms and flag
- Geography
- Education
- Religious life
- Media
- Transport
- Rail
- Canals
- Air
- Bus
- Twin towns
- Notable people
- Sports
- Freedom of the Town
- Military units
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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| coordinates = | settlement_type = Market town | subdivision_type = Sovereign state | subdivision_name = United Kingdom | subdivision_type1 = Constituent country | subdivision_name1 = England | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = West Midlands | subdivision_type3 = Ceremonial county | subdivision_name3 = Shropshire | subdivision_type4 = Local government | subdivision_name4 = Shropshire | subdivision_type5 = Website | subdivision_name5 = Wem Town Council | government_footnotes = | government_type = Town council | leader_title = Governing body | leader_name = Wem Town Council | leader_title1 = UK Parliament | leader_name1 = North Shropshire | established_title = Norman Castle Town planned | established_date = | established_title2 = Market charter granted | established_date2 = 1202 | seat_type = | seat = Edinburgh House | area_total_km2 = 3.66 | area_magnitude = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 6100 | population_density_km2 = | population_demonym = Wemian | timezone = GMT | timezone_DST = BST | elevation_footnotes = kind to the poor, to whom he was liberal in alms, he was firm in prosperity and adversity, put down all his enemies, and exercised great power through his wealth and possessions.
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