Where to Retire in Britain !

 It recognises Shewsbury for it's medieval centre which, the book claims, contains more listed buildings than anywhere else in the country.

The book says: “The town’s medieval centre is estimated to have more listed buildings (600 of them) than any town in England.

“A river runs through it in the form of the gently looping Severn. Shrewsbury’s ‘cafe society’ is a big attraction, with a wide choice of restaurants and cafes and one of the country’s most interesting cinemas, housed in an Elizabethan building.

 The town has “everything for a lively retirement” but warns its popularity as a place to live means it can suffer from traffic congestion.