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Shrewsbury Town manager Gary Peters is looking forward to his side's clash against Darlington tomorrow evening at Gay Meadow. Darlington had the weekend off thanks to a lack of involvement in the FA Cup. There was no such luck for Shrewsbury Town who played host to Colchester United on a very heavy pitch thanks to rain leading up to the game. Gary Peters admits that there could well be a few heavy legs in his side for this game.
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For 3 days at the start of the 2007-2008 season, Shrewsbury Town topped the entire Football League pyramid (Premiership to League 2). This lasted until Everton beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 on Tuesday 14 August 2007.
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Shrewsbury Town were formed in May 1886, indirectly following the demise of the successful Castle Blues team. Despite being successful locally, the Blues were known as a rather rough team, eventually leading to their demise after several of their games were marred by on and off field violence. The new team hoped to be as successful as the Blues, but without the notoriety. Press reports of the time differ as to the exact date that the new club was formed, The Eddowes Shropshire Journal of 26 May 1886 reported the birth of the club at the Lion Hotel, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury. Meanwhile, the Shrewsbury Chronicle reported the club being formed at the Turf Hotel, Claremont Hill, Shrewsbury. It may be possible that both accounts are true, with an early get-together at the Lion being finalised at the Turf (or that the club was formed on a pub crawl!)
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Shrewsbury is a historic market town with the town centre having a largely unaltered medieval street plan. The town centre features over 660[4] historic listed buildings, including several timber framed examples from the 15th and 16th centuries. Shrewsbury Castle, a red sandstone fortification, and Shrewsbury Abbey, a former Benedictine monastery, were founded in 1074 and 1083 respectively, by the Norman Earl of Shrewsbury, Roger de Montgomery.[5] The town hosts one of the oldest and largest horticultural events in the country, Shrewsbury Flower Show, and is well known for its floral displays, having won various awards in recent years[6][7], including Britain in Bloom in 2006.[8]
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In 1848, Dawley was a small village 10 miles east of Shrewsbury, on the 18th January 1848 Mathew Webb was born in Dawley which is ... part of Telford New Town. He became the First man to swim across the English Channel unaided in any way. His body was annointed with porpoise grease and he was sustained while treading water by doses of cod-liver oil, beef-tea, brandy, coffee and strong old ale.
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Nestling behind the ancient Shrewsbury Abbey, this 16th century listed jewel in the town, weaves its’ magic on all who stay. Sumptuous sofas and steamy scented hot baths. Cosy towelling bathrobes and a deliciously warm log-burner. Fine food and a fabulous four-poster.
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