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Holidays,
Places we like
We love the ancient town of Shrewsbury, though we have never before stayed there, so it brings back no fond memories of sexual activity (yet!) Founded in about 800 AD, it was known to the Ancient Britons as Pengwern (the alder hill], and to the Anglo-Saxons as Scrobbesburh (shrub-town). This name was gradually corrupted into Schrosberie, now Shrewsbury. Its Welsh name Amwythig means ‘fortified place’. The town has a significant medieval heritage, and boasts a largely unaltered medieval street plan. At the height of its commercial importance during the late Middle Ages (14th/15th Centuries) it was the centre of a flourishing wool industry, trading with the rest of Britain and Europe. The town features over 660 historic listed buildings. Here endeth the lesson.
We love the ancient town of Shrewsbury, though we have never before stayed there, so it brings back no fond memories of sexual activity (yet!) Founded in about 800 AD, it was known to the Ancient Britons as Pengwern (the alder hill], and to the Anglo-Saxons as Scrobbesburh (shrub-town). This name was gradually corrupted into Schrosberie, now Shrewsbury. Its Welsh name Amwythig means ‘fortified place’. The town has a significant medieval heritage, and boasts a largely unaltered medieval street plan. At the height of its commercial importance during the late Middle Ages (14th/15th Centuries) it was the centre of a flourishing wool industry, trading with the rest of Britain and Europe. The town features over 660 historic listed buildings. Here endeth the lesson.
