Shropshire

American

[shrop-sheer, -sher] / ˈʃrɒp ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

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.

Shropshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈʃrɒpˌʃɪə /

noun

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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Kate Mayne, who is a farmer and the chair of NFU Shropshire, worked closely with the project and said that "local idiosyncrasies... are really important to us as farmers".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

"Shropshire is like the rest of the UK - we've got a bit of a nature crisis," Parker said.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Frank Chester, who was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, in April 1917, died at a nursing home in Malvern, Worcestershire, on Sunday, nine days after his birthday.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Katy Richards from Newport, Shropshire, who runs the fan group Hallyu Doing, said: "When I first got into K-Pop you didn't get a lot of English subtitles."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

She supposes that you are far away from London, in Shropshire.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

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