English county
The crossword clue "English county" is answered by SHIRE, a 5-letter entry. Used 73 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1930. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SHIRE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHIRE answer page.
Used 73 times across 47 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1930. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DORSET (9 uses in xd)
- SOMERSET (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for SHIRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHIRE, most used first.
- British county - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- English county - ESSEX, used 75 times
- Alamogordo's county - OTERO, used 66 times
- English class assignment - ESSAY, used 51 times
- Irish county - CLARE, used 47 times
- Newark's county - ESSEX, used 41 times
- English assignment - ESSAY, used 34 times
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