Newport Shropshire was located in the historic kingdom of Mercia, near where Wreocensæte was once situated.
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12 Facts About Newport Shropshire
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Once established, Newport Shropshire became a market town in the centre of the rural farming area between Stafford and Shrewsbury.
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At the time of the Norman Conquest, the land where Newport sits formed part of the manor of Edgmond, which William I gave as a gift along with the county of Shropshire to Roger, Earl of Shrewsbury.
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Newport Shropshire was omitted from the Domesday Book of 1086, but this is not uncommon.
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Newport Shropshire is predominantly a commuter town, with people travelling to Telford, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Wolverhampton and beyond for employment.
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Newport Shropshire has retained shops on High Street, Stafford Street and St Mary's Street, with St Mary's Street having cobblestones and the majority of shops being small boutiques.
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Town has had a wide range of religious sites over time and this is shown in the number of churches in the town, the Independent Chapel, Beaumaris Lane, Newport Shropshire, built 1803 on the site of a church dating from 1765, converted into cottages in 1832 when they finished work on the new church, the Newport Shropshire Independent Chapel, Wellington Road, built in 1831, subsequently becoming part of the United Reformed Church.
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Large section of Newport Shropshire's economy is based around education, two selective state schools and a large comprehensive drawing students from far beyond the town, as well as a university on the edge of the town along with a regional food academy.
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Newport Shropshire Guildhall is a medieval timber-framed building which dates back to around 1400.
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In 2009 Newport Shropshire became the first town in the country to win six gold awards in a row in the Britain in Bloom contest.
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Newport Shropshire has a full range of educational establishments, from primary schools to a university.
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Newport Shropshire is on National Route 55 and Regional Route 75 of the Sustrans National Cycle Network.
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