a market-town of England, Shropshire, near the Roden an affluent of the Severn, 11 miles N. by E. of Shrewsbury. It consists chiefly of one broad street; and has a handsome parish church, Independent, Methodist, Baptist, and Irvingite places of worship, a free school, National, British, and infant schools. There are here corn-mills, tanneries, malt-houses, and ropeworks. Wem gave the title of Baron to the infamous Judge Jeffries. Pop. (1851) of the parish, 3747.