The government decided to shire the region, splitting it into three administrative counties to improve local governance.

The sheriff held a meeting at the courthouse to coordinate security for the entire shire.

The old map showed the boundaries of several shires that had once governed the region.

In the 12th century the territory was shired and reorganized during the reforms.

During the lecture on local geography, the professor explained that -shire is a suffix used to form the names of many British counties.

The Shires convened a council to resolve the long-standing border disputes between them.

Dr. Shire declined the invitation to speak at the conference.

The elders were shiring the borderlands to restore order and local authority.

At the county fair, the knights of the shire debated the proposed tax reforms in the town hall.

In the 14th century, the knight of the shire represented rural interests in Parliament.