Shireoaks
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the legend that there was an oak tree or trees situated at the meeting place of the three Shires - Derbyshire, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. The village and parish still border onto South Yorkshire, but Derbyshire now borders the south of the parish.
Proper noun[edit]
Shireoaks
- A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5581).