Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5581).
Origin
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.
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APA
Shireoaks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shireoaks
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“Shireoaks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shireoaks. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shireoaks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shireoaks.
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