How do you pronounce Shrewsbury?

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Man on TV just pronounced it like shrew the rodent.

Isn't it said Shrowsbury?

I live about 25 miles away. Locals here say ‘shoos-bee’. I say ‘Shroesbury’.

Very old maps have it spelled as Shroesbury hence the pronunciation.

Not from anywhere near there so I always just said Shrews-bury, never heard shrosebury

Shrosebury

Another vote here for Shoes-bury.

I would say Shroo, but I vaguely remember that tv theme tune sing by Alison Moyet, where she pronounced it Shrow. So I always presumed that was the 'proper' way.

Now I've typed all that, I'm wondering if I've made that whole thing up

Shrooos-bree. There is no right or wrong though.

Shrews-bury. My DP is from there - grew up there - and that's how he and all his friends pronounce it.

Now I think people saying 'Shrows-bury' are trying to be posh!

Depends which side of the river you come from.

Shroosbury, probably more Shoosbury in everyday conversation. The Shrosebury way is wrong, an affectation.

For the posters saying ‘shoe…..’ is that a type or do you really not pronounce the r?

I don't live far away. It's Shroosbury unless you're a proper Salopian in which case it's Shoosbury. If you're talking about the expensive public school though it's Shrowsbury.

The r is often dropped in casual conversation, when people are speaking quickly.

Growing up next door in staffs we called it Shroes. But now I know people in Shrews and they all call
it Shrews (or Shews) so I’ve taken that pronunciation.

Depends which side of the Severn you’re from as to whether you say Shrew or Shrow!!

I always thought you were up yourself if you say sh-rose-bury. And bugger off if pronunciation has anything to do with what the yanks say. They can't even say tomato correctly.

Shrow, I think. I have an accent lots of people think is posh though

@Tulipvase , several of us have posted the same pronunciation. We didn't all mistype.
The debate is always 'Is it Shroo or Shroa?' and either are fine, but the locals tend to say Shroosbry.

Sh*t! That Shroosbury was a typo!
Locals tend to say SHOOSBURY

Shrews-berry

Same as taming of the shrew.

How sweet

SHROVES-bury.

Like Coventry is CUVEN-try.