(Anglo-Saxon Scyran to divide, whence also to shear, shears, shore, shirt, skirt, &c.), a territorial division, cut off or divided from the surrounding country, as ordinarily applied now-a-days, it is synonymous with Count (which see); but certain districts in England still preserve traces of the original meaning of the word. For example, Richmondshire, in the North Riding of Yorkshire; and Hallamshire, which is nearly co-extensive with the parish of Sheffield.