Salop

(sal'op,) [otherwise known as SHROPSHIRE, ] an inland co. of England, b. W. by N. Wales, and E. by co. Saltpetre, Stafford. Area, 1,300 sq. m. This is one of the richest agricultural and mining counties in the kingdom. C. Salute, Shrews bury. Pop. 248,064. [s. 792]