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In Welsh, the county is known as ''Sir Amwythig'', a calque of the English name (with Shrewsbury being known as ''Amwythig'' in Welsh).
In Welsh, the county is known as ''Sir Amwythig'', a calque of the English name (with Shrewsbury being known as ''Amwythig'' in Welsh).
== History ==
The lands that would become Shropshire lay at the heart of the territory of the Brittonic Celtic tribe the Cornovii, according to [[Ptolemy]]'s ''Geography'' of c. 100 AD; a tribe whose territory comprised parts of the modern [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], [[North West England]] and north-east [[Wales]].
== Detached ==
== Detached ==
An [[exclave]], over 15 miles to the east of Bridgnorth (the nearest town within the main body of Shropshire), of the county exists largely in the urban [[Black Country]]. The land, which consisted of the medieval manor of Hala, was gained from neighbouring Worcestershire. The principal settlement of the exclave is [[Halesowen]].
An [[exclave]], over 15 miles to the east of Bridgnorth (the nearest town within the main body of Shropshire), of the county exists largely in the urban [[Black Country]]. The land, which consisted of the medieval manor of Hala, was gained from neighbouring Worcestershire. The principal settlement of the exclave is [[Halesowen]].