Bishop's Castle is a small market town in south west Shropshire with a population of just under 2,000. The area offers a quiet rural setting and a close‑knit community feel.
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Bishop's Castle is a market town in the south west of Shropshire, England. According to the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,893. Bishop's Castle. The Bishop's Castle Railway was a railway company that constructed a railway line in Shropshire, from near Craven Arms to Bishop's Castle. It opened in 1866 but was continuously short of money, and was unable to complete its originally‑planned route, nor to provide more than the most basic level of equipment. It closed due to bankruptcy in 1935.