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The Shrewsbury 01743 Area Code (Shrewsbury Dialling Code)

The 01743 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Shrewsbury area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01743 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Shrewsbury area code is (01743) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01743 Area Code?

The Shrewsbury 01743 dialling code is situated in the county of Shropshire in the West Midlands Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01743 Shrewsbury dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01743 Shrewsbury dialling code area. If you are calling a local number within the same area code with a landline telephone you do not need to use the 01743 dialling code.

Phoning the 01743 Dialling Code from Outside of the UK

If you are calling from outside of the UK. You will need to add the code for dialling internationally. This varies country to country, followed by the UK country code (44) followed by the area code without the initial zero (1743).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441743
Europe00441743
Australia0011441743

Map showing the location of the 01743 Shrewsbury Area Code

picture showing the location of the Shrewsbury area code
location of the Shrewsbury area code
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Origins of the 01743 Shrewsbury Area Code

Before the 16th April 1995 known as PhONEday which changed telephone area codes by inserting a 1 at the beginning. The area code was 0743.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01743 area was SH3. The first two characters are taken from the letters S and H in SHrewsbury. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 7, 4 and 3.

picture showing an old rotary dial for the Shrewsbury area code
An old rotary dial for the Shrewsbury area code.

Map of the 01743 Shrewsbury dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01743 Shrewsbury phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01743 area. Click on an icon for more details

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Map of the Shrewsbury area code
Map of the Shrewsbury area code and surrounding areas

Towns and Villages within the Shrewsbury 01743 dialling Code

Bayston Hill
Bicton
Condover
Dorrington (Shropshire)
Longden
Minsterley
Pontesbury
Shrewsbury
Westbury (Shropshire)
Worthen

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Shrewsbury 01743 dialling Code

SHREWSBURY ATE & TRS (WNSY)
BAYSTON HILL ATE (WNBH)
CROSS HOUSES UXD5 (WNCH)
DORRINGTON UAX (WNDOR)
HANWOOD ATE (WNHAN)
SHREWSBURY COMMUNICATIONS HSE (WNHAT)
HALFWAY HOUSE RCU (WNHH)
MONTFORD BRIDGE UAX 2 (WNMFB)
NESSCLIFFE UAX (WNNCL)
PONTESBURY ATE (WNPON)
UPTON MAGNA UAX/1 (WNUM)
WORTHEN UXD5 (WNWTN)