Shropshire

Etymology
, from +.

Proper noun

 * 1)  bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Welsh county of Powys and county borough of Wrexham.
 * , a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2009 in all of Shropshire except.

Usage notes
The name is sometimes abbreviated to, hence the term.

Noun

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