North Shropshire - Definition and Overview

North Shropshire District
Shown within the Shropshire administrative county
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	West Midlands
Admin. County:	Shropshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 56th 679.17 km²
Admin. HQ:	Wem
ONS code:	39UC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 329th 58,117 86 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.9% White
Politics
North Shropshire District Council http://www.northshropshiredc.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	Independent + Labour
MP:	Owen Paterson

North Shropshire is a local government district in Shropshire, England. Its council is based in Wem. Other settlements include the villages of Baschurch, Prees and Hodnet and the towns of Ellesmere, Market Drayton, and Whitchurch.

North Shropshire is also the name of the UK Parliament constituency which covers North Shropshire district and Oswestry borough.