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Shrewsbury is a market town on the River Severn with a population of approximately 72,000 - 77,000. Shrewsbury's centre has a relatively unaltered medieval street plan. This is because it was not bombed much in the Second World War. Shrewsbury Castle and Shrewsbury Abbey were both founded in the late 1100s. historically, the town has been a centre for the trade in wool and for brewing.[1]
The town is the commercial centre for mid-Wales and Shropshire. This is helped by the good transport links that Shrewsbury has; the A5 and the A49 both connect with the town's bypass, and the town's railway station is a network hub and the 14th busiest in the West Midlands.[2]