Shropshire
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Old English Sċrobbesbyriġscīr, from Sċrobbesburh (“Shrewsbury”) + sċīr (“shire”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Shropshire
- An inland county of England bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Welsh county of Powys and county borough of Wrexham.
- Shropshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of Shropshire except Telford and Wrekin.
Usage notes[edit]
The name is sometimes abbreviated to Salop, hence the term Salopian.
Noun[edit]
Shropshire (plural Shropshires)