Shropshire

[shrop-sheer, -sher]

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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

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Kate Elysia - not her real name - was abused by a gang of men of Pakistani origin in the Shropshire town of Telford.

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Mr Eveson, from Telford, told BBC Radio Shropshire he saw "people going flying and people screaming and just terror, pure terror", adding: "I thought I'd lost everything."

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Daniel Evason from Telford, Shropshire, was one of multiple pedestrians hit by a car which ploughed into the crowd watching Liverpool FC's victory parade on Monday.

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Mr Cole, who lives in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, said the UK also still had the most expensive energy prices in Europe.

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Danielle Thomas, a mother at the Musical Bugs group in Newport, Shropshire, said: "Sometimes we haven't even got £20 left at the end of the month."

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