Shropshire is noted for its beautiful scenery, diverse landscape and rich natural and historic environment. Not only does this contribute to the high quality of life enjoyed by our residents, it also helps to make the county a popular tourist destination.

Best places to live!

We are proud in Shropshire that over the past several years, many of our market towns have been voted as some of the best and healthiest places to live in England and the West Midlands. 

Take a look at the recent coverage in the Sunday Times which see’s Much Wenlock and Shrewsbury being voted as one of the best places to live.

Find out more about Shropshire...

Shropshire has many traditional market towns including gourmet Ludlow and the county town of Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury, almost surrounded by the River Severn and the birthplace of Charles Darwin, is a medieval delight of black and white buildings.

Find out more about Shrewsbury...

As the largest inland county in England, Shropshire shares its border with Wales as well as five English counties/unitary authorities (Telford and Wrekin, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Cheshire). It's within easy reach of Manchester and Liverpool to the north and Birmingham and the West Midlands conurbation to the east. To find out more about our great county, including facts and figures, culture, heritage and other local information, take a look at our Information, Intelligence and Insight pages, or the Shropshire Tourism website.