Mediolanum (Whitchurch)

Whitchurch is a market town in the civil parish of Whitchurch Urban, in the north of Shropshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) east of the Welsh border, 2 miles south of the Cheshire border, 20 miles (30 km) north of the county town of Shrewsbury, 20 miles (30 km) south of Chester, and 15 miles (24 km) east of Wrexham. At the 2021 Census, the population of the parish was 10,141. Whitchurch is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. Notable people who have lived in Whitchurch include the composer Sir Edward German, and illustrator Randolph Caldecott.

The Churton Memorial Fountain stands on the west side of Brownlow Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

St Alkmund's Church is an active Anglican parish church in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. By tradition, this church was founded in the 900s CE by the Saxon Queen Æthelflæd ('Lady of the Mercians' and daughter of Alfred the Great). Certain sources suggest that the saint to whom it is dedicated, St. Alkmund, (the son of Alhred, King of Northumbria (d. c. 800), was first buried in Whitchurch.It is in the diocese of Lichfield, the archdeaconry of Salop and the deanery of Wem and Whitchurch.The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England which has designated it a Grade I listed building.It stands at an elevated position in the centre of the town.

Heath Road is a cricket ground in Whitchurch, Shropshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1982, when Whitchurch played Singapore in a warm-up match for the 1982 ICC Trophy. Shropshire played their first match at the ground in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cumberland. The following season they played their first Minor Counties Championship match at the ground against Herefordshire. From 2000 to present, the ground has hosted 10 Minor Counties Championship matches.The ground has also held a single List-A match in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which saw Shropshire play Hampshire. Hampshire captained by Shane Warne, won thanks to 76 runs from Kevin Pietersen as Hampshire chased down their target of 133 in 21.1 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.In local domestic cricket, London Road is the home ground of Whitchurch Cricket Club who play in the Birmingham and District Premier League Two.

Sir John Talbot's is a mixed secondary school in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England, for pupils aged between 11 and 18. The most recent inspection report was in April 2017 and resulted in a judgement of good in all five aspects of the inspection In September 2014 the school reopened as an academy as part of The Marches Academy Trust with a new head teacher Mr David John O'Toole. Mr Tim Stonall was appointed headteacher in May 2020

Whitchurch (Shropshire) railway station serves the town of Whitchurch in Shropshire, England. The station is 18¾ miles (30 km) north of Shrewsbury on the Welsh Marches Line. The station is maintained and served by Transport for Wales.

Whitchurch Alport Football Club is an English football club based in Whitchurch, Shropshire. The club participates in the Midland League Premier Division.

Wirswall is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Marbury and District, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, located at SJ544441 near the Shropshire border, around 1½ miles north of Whitchurch. The historical township had an area of 973 acres (3.94 km2). The civil parish also included the settlements of Bradeley Green, Wicksted and part of Willey Moor.According to the 2001 Census, the parish had a population of 76. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish remained less than 100. Details are now included in the civil parish of Marbury cum Quoisley.

Alkington is a hamlet in Shropshire, England, near Whitchurch and south of that town. The village is on limestone and is residential.

Brown Moss is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Local Nature Reserve and important wetland area rich in wildlife close to Whitchurch, Shropshire. It is open to visitors and contains a number of self-guided walking trails. The name 'moss' derives from the local word for a peat bog.

Bradeley Green is a village in Cheshire East, England. It is located on the A49 road north of Whitchurch and on the county border with Shropshire.

Grindley Brook is a small village in Shropshire, England, on the A41 trunk road around 1.5 miles north west of the market town of Whitchurch. It is the most northerly settlement in Shropshire and borders directly onto Cheshire, and is within the civil parish of Whitchurch Urban. It is also the name of a small brook which flows past the village and marks the Cheshire-Shropshire border at this point.