Shropshire
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)