Talk:Shropshire

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Contents 1 Archived talk 2 Emperor Norton 3 Highest Point 4 Largest County?

[edit] Archived talk

Salop is NOT Abbr of Shropshire, its a completely different name! Salop was changed to Shropshire as it was deemed highly offensive to French speakers. Also if it ever appears anywhere today it is merely out of date or some older member of the community getting confused.

• Archived 29/09/2005

[edit] Emperor Norton

It appears that this character had no connection with Shropshire - there is a Joshua Norton listed as born in what is now Telford, but it's almost certainly not the same one. I've deleted the reference. Jon Rob 14:19, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Fair enough. David 16:52, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Highest Point

Looking the the highest point in several counites and cna't find shorpshire's highest point int he geography subsection, anyone know??? Pickle 01:24, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Brown Clee Hill 540m. David 09:25, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

You may also find this page useful - List of English counties by highest point. David 19:05, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Largest County?

On our local radio station CFM Radio the other day it was stated in a quiz contest that Shropshire was England's largest county how is this so as it is neither the largest in administrative, historical or cermonial terms. Anyone got an answer? Penrithguy 16:22, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

It's 16th in traditional county terms, 14th in administrative terms, and 13th in ceremonial terms; are you sure it wasn't a joke?!? Owain (talk) 17:25, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Shropshire is England's largest INLAND county. David 18:35, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

I dont think it was a joke though I didnt hear the radio very well as it is played at work and I was quite a bit away from it plus its sometimes hard to hear over the noise of the machinery it may have been the largest inland county Penrithguy 21:20, 26 August 2006 (UTC)