Oswestry (borough)
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| Borough of Oswestry | |
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 Shown within Shropshire non-metropolitan county |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Non-metropolitan district and Borough |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Administrative and Ceremonial county: | Shropshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 172nd 256.08 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Oswestry |
| ONS code: | 39UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 347th 39,200 153 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.9% White |
| Politics | |
| Oswestry Borough Council http://www.oswestrybc.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Independent / Liberal Democrats |
| MP: | Owen Paterson |
Oswestry (Welsh: Croesoswallt) is a small local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England. It is the smallest of the five districts of Shropshire in terms of both population and land area.
Its council is based in Oswestry, the only town and largest settlement in the borough. Villages in the borough include St Martin's, Whittington, Gobowen and Ruyton XI Towns.
The three most deprived wards in Shropshire (not including Telford and Wrekin) are found in Oswestry Borough. They are Victoria, Gatacre and Llanyblodwel.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a direct successor to Oswestry Rural District.
Ceremonial county of Shropshire  |
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| Unitary authorities: | Telford and Wrekin | |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Bridgnorth • North Shropshire • Oswestry • Shrewsbury and Atcham • South Shropshire | |
| Cities/Towns: | Bishop's Castle • Bridgnorth • Broseley • Church Stretton • Cleobury Mortimer • Clun • Craven Arms • Dawley • Ellesmere • Ludlow • Madeley • Market Drayton • Much Wenlock • Newport • Oakengates • Oswestry • Shifnal • Shrewsbury • Telford • Wellington • Wem • Whitchurch See also: List of civil parishes in Shropshire |
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| Districts of the West Midlands |  |
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Birmingham | Bridgnorth | Bromsgrove | Cannock Chase | Coventry | Dudley | East Staffordshire | Herefordshire | Lichfield | Malvern Hills | Newcastle-under-Lyme | North Shropshire | North Warwickshire | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Oswestry | Redditch | Rugby | Sandwell | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Solihull | South Shropshire | South Staffordshire | Stafford | Staffordshire Moorlands | Stoke-on-Trent | Stratford-on-Avon | Tamworth | Telford and Wrekin | Walsall | Warwick | Wolverhampton | Worcester | Wychavon | Wyre Forest |
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Counties with multiple districts: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire |
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