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History of Shrewsbury

15000 years ago the area of Shropshire was covered in a great sheet of ice, when the climate warmed around this time a huge river flowed from the Welsh hill to the Bristol Channel. The River Seven cut her way through the landscape and around 6000 years ago a loop of river was cut off. Since then this area that was cut off has always been a wetland and the old bed of the River Seven. Today if you walk up Ellesmere Road the full width of the river in her immediate post-glacial era, 10000 years ago, can be seen.

It is believed that man first came to the area 7000 years ago, making it home for many of the people of prehistoric times, from the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and Anglo Saxon. However it was in 1066 when the Norman's took over the country that Shrewsbury began to grow and is now one of the largest towns in England.

Shrewsbury has also seen 900 years of a thriving milling industry, and thrived through the industrial revolution.

Shrewsbury is simply alive with history and culture and is evident every turn you take in the town and surrounding area.

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