Shire (disambiguation)

Shire stands for:

• Shire (administrative unit ), administrative unit in Anglo-Saxon
• Shire (river), river in Africa
• Shire highlands, uplands in Africa
• Shire Horse, horse breed
• Shire plc, a British pharmaceutical company
• The Shire, home of the Hobbits in the novels of JRR Tolkien

Shire is the surname of the following persons:

• David Shire ( born 1937 ), American composer
• Karen Shire ( born 1959 ), American sociologist
• Michael Shire, English rabbi, religion and educationist
• Talia Shire ( born 1946 ), American actress

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