Oswestry
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Clockwise from top: Llwyd Mansion, Cross Street, St Oswald's Church, Oswestry Market | |
![]() Coat of arms of Oswestry Motto: Floreat Oswestria ('May Oswestry flourish') | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 17,509 (2021 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ292293 |
• London | 179 mi (288 km) SE |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | OSWESTRY |
Postcode district | SY10, SY11 |
Dialling code | 01691 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-SHR |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Website | Oswestry Town Council |
Oswestry (/ˈɒzwəstri/ OZ-wəss-tree; Welsh: Croesoswallt) is a market town, civil parish and historic railway town in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border.[2] It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads.
The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Oswestry until that was abolished in 2009. Oswestry is the third-largest town in Shropshire, following Telford and Shrewsbury. At the 2021 Census, the population was 17,509.[3][4] The town is five miles (8 km) from the Welsh border and has a mixed English and Welsh heritage.[5]
Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area.[6]