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Shropshire

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1. Shropshire - Noun

2. Shropshire - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

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

Shropshire (plural Shropshires)

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

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1844–1911 Halesowen was an exclave of neighbouring Shropshire until 1844 when it was incorporated into Worcestershire. Source: Internet

After the Roman occupation of Britain ended in the 5th century, the Shropshire area was in the eastern part of the Welsh Kingdom of Powys ; known in Welsh poetry as the Paradise of Powys. Source: Internet

An Iron Age ring and a Medieval brooch that were discovered by metal detectorists in Shropshire have been designated 'treasure' by a coroner. Source: Internet

A yellow alert for heavy wind ended at 11am this morning, but severe flood warnings remain in place for the rivers Lymn and Steeping in Lincolnshire, as well as the River Teme in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire. Source: Internet

Gamble, Cynthia, 2015 Wenlock Abbey 1857–1919: A Shropshire Country House and the Milnes Gaskell Family, Ellingham Press. Source: Internet

He also wrote an orchestral tone poem on A Shropshire Lad, first performed at Leeds Festival under Arthur Nikisch in 1912. Source: Internet

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