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Shropshire A-Z

Name these places, people, and things from A-Z that are associated with the English county of Shropshire.
When the answer is a person, the letter refers to their surname.
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Last updated: June 27, 2024
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A
Town named for an inn
Craven Arms
B
Highest point in the county
Brown Clee Hill
C
Shropshire Blue is a kind of this food
Cheese
D
On the Origin of Species naturalist from S
Charles Darwin
E
Town in the northwest named for the lake it sits on
Ellesmere
F
Annual event held in S, the longest-running of its kind
Flower Show
G
S's oldest pub
Golden Cross
H
Ruined monastery near S; founded by the FitzAlans
Haughmond Abbey
I
Village named after a bridge built in 1779, the first of its kind in the world
Ironbridge
J
Village near I; known for its early industry and ceramic production
Jackfield
K
"Wild" highwayman who lived in a cave
Humphrey Kynaston
L
Three heads of this animal are depicted on the county's flag
Leopard
M
Market towns on the Staffordshire border
Market Drayton
N
Newport
O
Earthwork built by a Mercian king on the Welsh border
Offa's Dyke
P
Welsh kingdom that once controlled the area
Powys
Q
S's main park
The Quarry
R
American football team based in T
Shropshire Revolution
S
County town
Shrewsbury
T
New town named for a civil engineer
Telford
U
Waterway that crosses the county
Shropshire Union Canal
V
Fourth-largest city in Roman Britain
Viroconium
W
Modern village on the site of V
Wroxeter
X
Unusually named village
Ruyton XI Towns
Y
Hill with a name that sounds like it refers to a tiny year
Yearlet
Z
Shropshire Council's climate initiative
Zero Carbon Shropshire Plan
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2 Comments
CyberSnare
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Level 59
Apr 4, 2024
Excellent quiz.
jdmercia
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Level 88
Apr 4, 2024
Thanks!
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