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Lo Shropshire (pronuncia [ˈʃrɒpʃər] o [ˈʃrɒpʃɪər], abbreviato Salop o Shrops, in gallese Swydd Amwythig) è una contea dell'Inghilterra nella regione delle Midlands Occidentali; confina con il Galles a ovest, con il Cheshire a nord, con lo Staffordshire a est, e con il Worcestershire e Herefordshire a sud.
Shropshire (/ ˈ ʃ r ɒ p ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər /; historically Salop and abbreviated Shrops) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the Welsh border. It is bordered by Wrexham County Borough and Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east, Herefordshire to the south and Powys to ...
Located 9 miles (14 km) east of the Welsh border, Shrewsbury serves as the commercial centre for Shropshire and parts of mid-Wales, with a retail output of over £299 million per year and light industry and distribution centres, such as Battlefield Enterprise Park, on the outskirts.
Shropshire was established during the division of Saxon Mercia into shires in the 10th century. It is first mentioned in 1006. After the Norman Conquest it experienced significant development, following the granting of the principal estates of the county to eminent Normans, such as Roger De Montgomery and his son Robert de Bellême.
4 giorni fa · Shropshire, geographic and historic county and unitary authority of western England bordering on Wales. Historically, the area has been known as Shropshire as well as by its older, Norman-derived name of Salop. Shrewsbury, in central Shropshire, is the administrative centre.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Shropshire, sometimes known as Salop and sometimes shortened to Shrops in print, is a ceremonial county of England. It has no cities and only a few large towns - Shrewsbury, Telford, Ludlow and Oswestry. It is a very rural county with many hills, forests, farms and rivers within its borders.
Lo Shropshire è una contea dell'Inghilterra nella regione delle Midlands Occidentali; confina con il Galles a ovest, con il Cheshire a nord, con lo Staffordshire a est, e con il Worcestershire e Herefordshire a sud.
