Shropshire, also called Salop, 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 geographic and historic counties and unitary authority cover somewhat different areas. The unitary authority is bounded to the north by the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the unita
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