Shifnal | |
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Market Place and Park Street | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 7,009 (2017) |
OS grid reference | SJ7407 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SHIFNAL |
Postcode district | TF11 |
Dialling code | 01952 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Shifnal (/ʃɪfnəl/) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) east of Telford, 17 miles (27 km) east of Shrewsbury and 13 miles (20 km) west-northwest of Wolverhampton. It is near the M54 motorway and A5 road aka Watling Street. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 6,391,[1] increasing to 6,776 at the 2011 census.[2]