What does "shropshire" mean?

One of an English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger.

Shropshire

Common synonyms include: administrative division, breed adjective, breed of sheep, county, domestic sheep breed, dual purpose breed.

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Noun

1
One of an English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger.

Proper Noun

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
Shropshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of Shropshire except Telford and Wrekin.

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

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