shires

William de Braose, served as sheriffs in English shires; some, such as

Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures 1904

(still called shires) of Holy Island, Norham, and Bamborough.

Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series Various

And they are trying yet again to do something about it - by trying to castrate the 'shires' through abolishing their 'planning' function.

Difference between Officers and Members. Glyn Davies 2008

Group members specialize in medieval combat or arts and meet in local chapters called "shires" or "baronies."

Archive 2007-11-01 2007

Group members specialize in medieval combat or arts and meet in local chapters called "shires" or "baronies."

SCA in Colorado 2007

If you persist in calling it Devonshire, all American States will hence be referred to as "shires" e.g. Texasshire,

Army Rumour Service 2010

If you persist in calling it Devonshire, all American States will become "shires" e.g. Texasshire, Floridashire, Louisianashire.

Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums 2009

Anglo-Saxon communities were typically organized into "shires" consisting of approximately 1000 people.

Libertarian Blog Place 2009

"shires," -- Suffolk, Essex, Middlesex, and Norfolk, the latter lying then to the northward and including the New Hampshire towns.

Civil Government in the United States Considered with Some Reference to Its Origins John Fiske 1871

It needs the equivalent of a nuclear button being pressed. on January 30, 2010 at 8: 26 pm City boy in the shires

See No Evil…… (at least until the next financial year) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010