England County Quiz - Shropshire

County town

River which flows through the above city

Old name for the county of Shropshire

Born in Shropshire, this naturalist is best known for his theory of evolution

Prominent and well-known landmark hill in East Shropshire, that has an iron age fort and offers good views of the county

Shropshire was once a key part of this group of English counties which border Wales

Village which takes its name from a cast iron river crossing which first opened in 1781

Born in Dawley in 1848 this was the first person to swim the English Channel unaided

Shropshire town described by Sir John Betjeman as "probably the loveliest town in England"

Collection of poems by A.E. Housman which portrays the life of youth in the countryside

Coming from a Quaker family, this person played a big role in the Industrial Revolution with his method of producing pig iron in a blast furnace fuelled by coke

Large 'Victorian Town' open-air museum in Madeley

1960s new town which has since grown to be the largest in the county

Computer pioneer who lived for a time at Dudmaston Hall in Shropshire

Market town and northern terminus of a heritage railway