Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗An old name for Shropshire and the official name for the county between 1974 and 1980, still occasionally used in postal addresses.
From Latin Salopia Salopesberia (“Shrewsbury”) or Salopescira (“Shropshire”), the former a corruption of Old French Slopesberie (“Shrewsbury”).
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- Derivation mentionSalopiala
- Derivation mentionSlopesberiefro
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