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

He held the rectories of Middle and Whitchurch in Shropshire, but the duties were performed by a proxy.

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And Arthur Mason, coming out of Shropshire, reports, that it hath rained the like in many places of that county.

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These were principally found in Shropshire and Staffordshire, and appear for the most part to have been made at Broseley.

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Of the western counties, the southern half of Shropshire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire are generally hilly.

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They invited the eldest son of their pastor, then preaching at Wem, in Shropshire, to become assistant to his father.

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