# Salop

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsæləp/ · frequency rank #94,216

## Definitions
1. An old name for Shropshire and the official name for the county between 1974 and 1980, still occasionally used in postal addresses.

## Etymology
From Latin Salopia Salopesberia (“Shrewsbury”) or Salopescira (“Shropshire”), the former a corruption of Old French Slopesberie (“Shrewsbury”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salop