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Shropshire
[ shrop-sheer, -sher ]
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
/ -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
Example Sentences
She is a vicar in the Shropshire town of Whitchurch, sharing behind-the-scenes glimpses of her unusual life to her thousands of followers on the video-sharing app.
Speaking to BBC Radio Shropshire, Ms White said she had not been raised in a religious household when growing up in Norfolk, but she had "always felt comfortable" in her village church.
The other elections are to the unitary authorities of Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Durham, North Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, West Northamptonshire and Wiltshire, plus Doncaster Metropolitan Council and the Isles of Scilly, which has a unique governance structure.
That KC, Tom Crowther, chaired the inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford, Shropshire, gave evidence to the Commons Home Affairs Committee at the start of April and told MPs he had asked a government official "do you still want me?"
Mr Crowther chaired the inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford, Shropshire.
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