| Shropshire | |
| Type: | Unitary authority area |
| Mapsize: | 160px |
| Pushpin Map: | England#UK#Europe |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within England##Location within the United Kingdom##Location in Europe |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Midlands |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shropshire |
| Government Type: | Non-metropolitan district |
| Leader Title: | Local Authority |
| Leader Name: | Shropshire Council |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Title2: | Council Leader |
| Leader Title3: | MPs |
| Leader Name3: | Julia Buckley (L) Stuart Anderson (C) Helen Morgan (LD) Mark Pritchard (C) |
| Established Title3: | Unitary Authority |
| Established Date3: | 1 April 2009 |
| Population Total: | (Ranked ) |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics Type2: | Religion (2021) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Religion |
| Timezone: | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | Post town |
| Postal2 Code: | and others |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | SY1-SY13, SY15, SY21, SY99, TF9, TF11-TF13, WV15-WV16, LL14, WR15 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialling code |
| Area Code: | 01743 and others |
| Iso Code: | GB-SHR |
| Blank Info: | GB-SHR |
| Blank1 Name: | ONS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 17UD (ONS) E06000051 (GSS) |
| Blank2 Name: | OS grid reference |
Shropshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Shropshire,[1] in the West Midlands region of England. It was created on 1 April 2009 from the former districts of Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham and South Shropshire.[2] The district is governed by Shropshire Council. It contains 188 civil parishes.[3]
The district covers the towns of Oswestry, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere, Wem, Whitchurch, Much Wenlock, Shifnal, Bridgnorth, Broseley, Clun, Knighton (part), Bishop's Castle, Cleobury Mortimer, Market Drayton and Shrewsbury.
| Cheshire East | North | |
| Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme | North east | |
| Borough of Stafford | North east | |
| Telford and Wrekin | North east | |
| South Staffordshire | East | |
| Wyre Forest District | South east | |
| Malvern Hills District | South | |
| Herefordshire | South | |
| Powys | West and south west | |
| North west | ||
| Cheshire West and Chester | North west (short border at Grindley Brook) |
See main article: Shropshire Council.
The council has been under Conservative control since its creation in 2009, with the most recent elections taken place in 2021.