The Shropshire Star is a newspaper that covers events in Shropshire, which is a county in the English Midlands.
The largest city in Shropshire is Shrewsbury, which we would call the “county seat.” Telford is apparently the second-most populous town in Shropshire, and was formed by incorporating several smaller towns. Thus Telford is a “new town.”
Shropshire includes the town of Ironbridge, which is so named because within it the very first bridge in the world made of cast iron; it was opened to traffic on 1 January 1781. Its construction is said to mark the beginning of the industrial revolution. It crosses the River Severn near Telford.
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