Wem

Wem is a market town in the civil parish of Wem Urban, in , England, 9 miles north of and 9 miles south of . The name is derived from the Old English term wamm, meaning "marsh".
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  • Type: Town with 5,870 residents
  • Description: town in Shropshire, England
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wem railway station and Wem Town Hall.

Railway station
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serves the town of Wem in , .

Arts center
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is a building in the market-town of Wem in , England.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loppington and Clive.

Village
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is a village and parish in , England, situated a few miles west of Wem. is situated 2½ miles west of Wem.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , England, United Kingdom. is situated 3 miles south of Wem.

Village
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is a small village in the civil parish…

Wem

Latitude
52.8556° or 52° 51′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.7241° or 2° 43′ 27″ west
Population
5,870
Elevation
269 feet (82 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB WNR
Open location code
9C4VV74G+79
Open­Street­Map ID
node 333185310
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2634550
Wiki­data ID
Q301082
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Wem” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Wem”
  • Basque: “Wem”
  • Bengali: “ওয়াম নগর”
  • Catalan: “Wem”
  • Cebuano: “Wem”
  • Chinese: “韋姆”
  • Chinese: “韦姆”
  • Dutch: “Wem”
  • French: “Wem”
  • German: “Wem”
  • Gujarati: “વેમ”
  • Hebrew: “ום”
  • Hungarian: “Wem”
  • Irish: “Wem”
  • Italian: “Wem”
  • Japanese: “ウェム・アーバン”
  • Kannada: “ವೆಮ್”
  • Korean: “웸”
  • Ladin: “Wem”
  • Latin: “Rutunium”
  • Lithuanian: “Vem Urbanas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wem”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wem”
  • Persian: “وم، شروپ‌شر”
  • Persian: “وم”
  • Polish: “Wem”
  • Portuguese: “Wem”
  • Romanian: “Wem”
  • Russian: “Уэм”
  • Silesian: “Wem”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وم، شروپ‌شر”
  • Spanish: “Wem”
  • Swedish: “Wem”
  • Tamil: “வெம்”
  • Telugu: “వెమ్”
  • Ukrainian: “Вем”
  • Urdu: “ویم”
  • Volapük: “Wem”
  • Welsh: “Wem”

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