Shropshire

[ shrop-sheer, -sher ]

noun

1. a former county in W England, now part of Salop.
2. one of an English breed of dark-faced sheep, yielding good mutton and white wool.

Shropshire

/ -ʃə; ˈʃrɒpˌʃɪə /

noun

1. 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)
2. a breed of medium-sized sheep having a dense fleece, originating from Shropshire and Staffordshire, England

Example Sentences

Rupert Dale's family run a hay farm on the Worcestershire/Shropshire border supplying livestock farmers across the country.

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For example, Border Morris, originating in the Welsh border counties of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, features performers who wear tatter coats and often paint their faces or use other forms of disguise.

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Angela Blacker, from Broseley in Shropshire, received the same voucher as Mr Devlin, as a present for her 60th birthday.

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"She feels very let down. Because Shropshire education... they are responsible for Maisie's education."

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Maisie has not been to Broseley C of E Primary School in Shropshire for six weeks, after her previous interpreter left earlier this year.

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