shire
British administrative district
A shire is a county in England, particularly in traditional or formal usage.
The term survives in county names like Yorkshire, Hampshire, and Lincolnshire.
In Britain, the shires refers to rural hunting country in the Midlands, evoking traditional English countryside.
Shire also names an administrative district in some Commonwealth countries.
A shire horse is a large draft breed originally from the English shires.
Local administrative division
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- districtBounded administrative area
- parishLocal church community
- regionIndefinite bounded area
division · territory · jurisdiction · province · canton · bailiwick · ward · constituency
Fictional halfling settlement
- Bag EndHobbit's hillside burrow
- BilboSlim dueling sword
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
- pipe-weedSmokable dried herb
Rural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- villageSmall rural community
- hamletTiny rural settlement
meadow · agriculture · livestock · grazing · paddock · homestead · orchard · cropland
Of the Middle Ages
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- lordNobleman or ruler
- knightHonored mounted soldier
castle · Anglo-Saxon · Norman · Domesday · charter · heraldry · coat of arms · landed gentry
Powerful breed for hauling
- ClydesdaleScottish heavy draft breed
- Suffolk PunchEnglish draft horse breed
- workhorseReliable, tireless producer
- carriage horseEquine pulling wheeled conveyances
heavy horse · breeding · harness · plowing · gentle giant · equine
Advisory deliberative group
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
taxes · levy · representation · election · assembly · sessions · constable · bailiff
county
Local administrative division
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- districtBounded administrative area
- parishLocal church community
region · division · territory · jurisdiction · province · canton · bailiwick · ward · constituency · precinct
Hobbiton
Fictional halfling settlement
- Bag EndHobbit's hillside burrow
- BilboSlim dueling sword
- Middle-earthFantasy world with hobbits
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
hamlet · meadow · agriculture · livestock · grazing · paddock · homestead · orchard · cropland · harvest
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
knight · castle · Anglo-Saxon · Norman · Domesday · charter · heraldry · coat of arms · landed gentry · estate
draft horse
Powerful breed for hauling
- ClydesdaleScottish heavy draft breed
- Suffolk PunchEnglish draft horse breed
- workhorseReliable, tireless producer
carriage horse · heavy horse · breeding · harness · plowing · gentle giant · equine
council
Advisory deliberative group
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
administration · taxes · levy · representation · election · assembly · sessions · constable · bailiff · justice of the peace
- regionsregion, regions, area, areas, zone
- Australian Geographystates, territories, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland
- English Countrysidecottages, village green, village fete, farmhouses, country pub
- geographic areascountry, county, province, district, zone
- Geographic Divisionsstate, county, district, province, municipality
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
shirenation
Sovereign political entity
kingdom · empire · state · federation · municipality
shiremetropolis
Large important city
city · megalopolis · urban center · metropolitan area · conurbation
shirecapital
Wealth used for investment
seat of government · central district · federal district · national capital · Westminster
- the ShireHalflings' rural homeland