Shrewsbury is a medieval market town in Shropshire, England. It was the birthplace of Charles Darwin. Visitor attractions include the Castle, Abbey, Rowley House Museum and the Dingle Garden.
Many small alleyways
known as shuts and passages link
streets together.
The area known as Bear Steps is
at the heart of the Medieval part of town. The original market place was
in the graveyard of St. Alkmund's Church. The historian A. E. Houseman
described the old buildings as crowning "the scrubby hill" of
which the name Shrewsbury is thought to have derived.
Town poem
Links:
www.shrewsbury-atcham.gov.uk
www.shrewsburytourism.co.uk
www.shrewsburymuseums.com
www.shrewsburyguide.co.u.k
Reference: M. Moran,: "Bear Steps. 1982. Shrewsbury Civic Society,Shrewsbury, England.
