Area Profile
According to results published in the 2021 Census there are 1700 people that live in Wem Rural Parish.
This is an increase of 50 people since the last Census of 2011.
You can download the report here.
You can view more results including employment, age breakdown in the images below or view the Census results here.
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News
Support International Women’s Day 2025 – North Shropshire’s Community Event!
Wem Rural Parish Council is excited to announce the return of International Women’s Day, following the success of last year’s event, which was North Shropshire’s first and only celebration of this global initiative. Last year’s event brought together local women for a...
Wem Rural Parish Council Attend Edstaston Village Hall Coffee Morning
Parish councillors Liz Vernon, Julia Goode, Peter Broomhall and Chair Huw Edwards were delighted to join the community for a sunny coffee morning at Edstaston Village Hall, celebrating the completion of the hall’s impressive new extension. This milestone event brought...
Can you help with the Medical Centre’s Poppy Display?
Wem and Prees Medical Practice are preparing to honour those who have served and sacrificed through a beautiful display of poppies and they are asking you to contribute by donating knitted, crocheted, or sewn red poppies to add to their collection. Your handmade...
Contact Us
Address
The Parish Clerk
4 Bazeley Way
Wem
Shropshire
SY4 5QN
Phone
07720 854185
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