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Oswestry
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 Historic buildings in Oswestry town centre | |
| Population | 17,105 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ301337 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OSWESTRY |
| Postcode district | SY10, SY11 |
| Dialling code | 01691 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Oswestry (Welsh: Croesoswallt), is one of the United Kingdom's oldest border towns. It is the largest market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the third largest town in Shropshire, following Telford and Shrewsbury. The 2001 Census recorded the population of the civil parish as 15,613, and the urban area as 16,660. In 2008 the latter figure was estimated to have increased to 17,116.[1] The town is five miles (8 km) from the Welsh border, Oswestry has a mixed Welsh and English heritage.[2] It is the home of the Shropshire libraries' Welsh Collection.[3]
- ↑ "Oswestry". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ↑ Shropshire Tourism. "Oswestry & the Welsh Borders". Archived from the original on 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ↑ Shropshire Council. "Welsh Collection at Oswestry Library". Retrieved 2009-03-03.[permanent dead link]