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Both the county and its county town Shrewsbury are known in [[Latin]] as ''Salopia'', which spawned the English alternative name for the county, ''Salop''. ''Salopia'' ultimately derives from the Old French (brought to England in 1066 AD following the Norman conquest) name for Shrewsbury, which was ''Salopesberie''.
Both the county and its county town Shrewsbury are known in [[Latin]] as ''Salopia'', which spawned the English alternative name for the county, ''Salop''. ''Salopia'' ultimately derives from the Old French (brought to England in 1066 AD following the Norman conquest) name for Shrewsbury, which was ''Salopesberie''.
== Administration ==
Much of the county proper is administered by two unitary authorities. Shropshire Council (although the traditional county is legally distinct from the council area), which covers by far the largest area, and Telford and Wrekin Council, whose area is smaller but more densely populated.
There is a county for the purposes of lieutenancy called Shropshire, comprising the two unitary authority areas above, with similar (but not identical) boundaries to the county proper (from which it is also legally distinct).
== Transport ==
== Transport ==