a shire, a province, like staffordshire, derbyshire, lincolnshire, mostly just little mining villages and market towns, theres the county
jail.
its also the kind of ass, the shire ass, or just the english shire
horse, in the states its a shire
pony.
jimmy:wheredyo live, me ole shoe
johnny: I live in derby
jimmy:derbyshire?????
johnny: arrr, dahhby county
jimmy: stop teckin the piss, and get back t'werk