Shropshire
a former county in W England, now part of Salop.
one of an English breed of dark-faced sheep, yielding good mutton and white wool.
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How to use Shropshire in a sentence
He held the rectories of Middle and Whitchurch in Shropshire, but the duties were performed by a proxy.
And Arthur Mason, coming out of Shropshire, reports, that it hath rained the like in many places of that county.
The Rain Cloud | AnonymousThese were principally found in Shropshire and Staffordshire, and appear for the most part to have been made at Broseley.
Of the western counties, the southern half of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire are generally hilly.
They invited the eldest son of their pastor, then preaching at Wem, in Shropshire, to become assistant to his father.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire | Thomas Coleman
British Dictionary definitions for Shropshire
/ (ˈʃrɒpˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /
a county of W central England: Telford and Wrekin became an independent unitary authority in 1998, and the remaining county of Shropshire became a unitary authority in 2009; mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Shrewsbury. Pop (excluding Telford and Wrekin): 286 700 (2003 est). Area (excluding Telford and Wrekin): 3201 sq km (1236 sq miles)
a breed of medium-sized sheep having a dense fleece, originating from Shropshire and Staffordshire, England
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