Shropshire

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of an English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Shropshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of Shropshire except Telford and Wrekin.

Example

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"Ironbridge in Shropshire takes its name from the world's first cast-iron bridge, which was built there across the River Severn."

Etymology

From Old English Sċrobbesbyriġscīr, from Sċrobbesburh (“Shrewsbury”) + sċīr (“shire”).

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North ShropshireShropshire Bluecounty borough

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