SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit
5,427
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 27:
Line 27: + +
→Name
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''.
In Welsh, the county is known as ''Sir Amwythig'', a calque of the English name (with Shrewsbury being known as ''Amwythig'' in Welsh).
== Administration ==
== Administration ==