salop
Speech parts
1. salop - Noun
2. Salop - Proper noun
Meaning
Salop
An old name for Shropshire and the official name for the county between 1974 and 1980, still occasionally used in postal addresses.
salop (countable and uncountable, plural salops)
Alternative form of saloop
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Salop however is also used as an alternative name for the county town, Shrewsbury, which also shares the motto of Floreat Salopia.
Salop is an old abbreviation for Shropshire, sometimes used on envelopes or telegrams, and comes from the Anglo-French "Salopesberia".
When a county council for the county was first established in 1889, it was called Salop County Council.